FORMER world number one Rory McIlroy has confirmed he has left Horizon Sports Management to create his own management group. The 24-year-old left International Sports Management just four months after winning the first of his two Majors by eight shots in the US Open at Congressional, joining Graeme McDowell at Horizon. McIlroy had declined to comment officially on the situation since May, but a statement on his website yesterday read: "Rory McIlroy today confirmed he has terminated his contract with Horizon Sports
Management and that the details of the termination are in the hands of a legal team led by A&L Goodbody in Dublin, Ireland. "The golfer's business interests will from now on be managed by Rory McIlroy Incorporated. "CEO of RMI will be Donal Casey, an actuary by profession with many years of CEO experience. "The Rory Foundation for charity will be run by Barry Funston, a business leader and longtime friend of the McIlroy family. "Both men will serve on the RMI Board, together with Gerry McIlroy (Rory's father)."