Rory McIlroy and golf would be better off without a public slanging match

If a settlement in the world No1’s dispute with Horizon is reached before Tuesday, when Dublin court proceedings are scheduled to start, it would be the most welcome resolution for all concerned

• Rory McIlroy glad for on-course distraction from Horizon dispute

How did it come to this? You would actually need page space more routinely reserved for a phonebook to chronicle the multitude of issues between Rory McIlroy and his former management firm, Horizon, in order to detail what has brought them to this juncture. That is, days away from what could prove to be one of the highest-profile court cases in sporting history.

In normal circumstances, there would be an expectation that such a dispute would be resolved – perhaps immediately – before appearances have to be made in a witness box. That may yet happen, in sparing McIlroy the natural discomfort of his personal and financial affairs being laid out to an eager worldwide audience and the kind of uncomfortable probing which top lawyers specialise in. McIlroy is a brilliant public speaker but this is another movie entirely.

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