McILROY COACH QUITS BANGOR CLUB POST TO GO FULL-TIME WITH RORY

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Rory McIlroy's coach Michael Bannon is to leave his job at Bangor Golf Club, near Belfast to work full-time with the defending US Open champion.

Bannon had been combining the McIlroy role with his position as PGA professional at the Co Down club.
Bangor members were told about Bannon's departure today and he is expected to take up his full-time role with the world number two in October.
Last December Bannon was honoured with a major European coaching accolade.
He became the inaugural winner of the PGA's of Europe's John Jacobs Coach of the Year award
McIlroy, from Holywood, an affluent neighbourhood to the east of Belfast, was just eight years old when he was first coached by Bannon and the pair have continued to have a close relationship.
Bannon was recently in the United States helping McIlroy prepare for his defence of the US Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.