McILROY, HORSCHEL SHARE TWO-STROKE ROUND 3 LEAD
I DON'T THINK ABOUT THE MONEY
OUT ON COURSE, SAYS RORY
FROM GOLF CHANNEL.COM
ATLANTA – Rory McIlroy, joint leader by two shots with Billy Horschel on nine-under-par 201, has a chance to win $11.44 million today – $10 million for the FedEx Cup and $1.44 for the Tour Championship – but don’t expect him to be nervous about the prospect of playing for that much money.
“I'm not sure I ever thought about it that way – about if I had have holed that putt, it would have meant another 70 grand,” he explained.
“I mean, it's always nice, you know, you draw some money out of the ATM and you've won the week before and you check your balance and it's nice.
“But I can't say I ever have thought about money on the golf course.”
McIlroy does remember a time – about seven years ago – when he was impressed with his improved bank statement.
“I remember a couple of weeks after I turned pro, I did well at the Dunhill Links, and I checked my bank balance the next week and I was like (impressed). I mean, I'm 18 years old, and most of my friends are just going into their first week at university. I checked my bank balance, I did well. It might have been like £180,000 in there. I was like, oh my goodness. It's crazy to think about now.
“But yeah, you know, I guess growing up and knowing the sacrifices my parents made, I sort of knew the value of money a little bit, and you know, these ridiculous sums that we play for, no matter whatever happens I'm going to be OK, my family, and hopefully if I have kids one day, they're going to be OK as well, so I don't really have to worry about it too much.
"The money is obviously nice, but no one at the end of your career remembers how much money you've won. They just remember the titles that you've won.”
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 210 (3x70)
201 Billy Horschel (USA) 66 66 69, Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 69 65 67
203 Jim Furyk (USA) 67 69 67
204 Jason Day (Australia) 67 67 70, Justin Rose (England) 72 66 66, Rickie Fowler (USA) 69 68 67
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OUT ON COURSE, SAYS RORY
FROM GOLF CHANNEL.COM
ATLANTA – Rory McIlroy, joint leader by two shots with Billy Horschel on nine-under-par 201, has a chance to win $11.44 million today – $10 million for the FedEx Cup and $1.44 for the Tour Championship – but don’t expect him to be nervous about the prospect of playing for that much money.
“I'm not sure I ever thought about it that way – about if I had have holed that putt, it would have meant another 70 grand,” he explained.
“I mean, it's always nice, you know, you draw some money out of the ATM and you've won the week before and you check your balance and it's nice.
“But I can't say I ever have thought about money on the golf course.”
McIlroy does remember a time – about seven years ago – when he was impressed with his improved bank statement.
“I remember a couple of weeks after I turned pro, I did well at the Dunhill Links, and I checked my bank balance the next week and I was like (impressed). I mean, I'm 18 years old, and most of my friends are just going into their first week at university. I checked my bank balance, I did well. It might have been like £180,000 in there. I was like, oh my goodness. It's crazy to think about now.
“But yeah, you know, I guess growing up and knowing the sacrifices my parents made, I sort of knew the value of money a little bit, and you know, these ridiculous sums that we play for, no matter whatever happens I'm going to be OK, my family, and hopefully if I have kids one day, they're going to be OK as well, so I don't really have to worry about it too much.
"The money is obviously nice, but no one at the end of your career remembers how much money you've won. They just remember the titles that you've won.”
THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 210 (3x70)
201 Billy Horschel (USA) 66 66 69, Rory McIlroy (N Ireland) 69 65 67
203 Jim Furyk (USA) 67 69 67
204 Jason Day (Australia) 67 67 70, Justin Rose (England) 72 66 66, Rickie Fowler (USA) 69 68 67
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
CLICK HERE
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