Rory McIlroy has been called by his former agent who has claimed that there is only one reason why McIlroy agreed to making his new documentary.
After more than a decade, McIlroy finally got his hands of The Masters trophy last April, becoming only the sixth player in history to win a career Grand Slam.
The Northern Irishman beat England's Justin Rose to claim the title at Augusta National, having previously come devastatingly close in 2011, when he blew a four-shot lead on the final round.
McIlroy's journey to finally winning The Masters was long, hard and far from easy and will always be remembered as the defining story of his career.
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Therefore, it came as no surprise when Amazon Prime announced that they would be releasing a behind-the-scenes documentary telling this story ahead of The Masters teeing off again this year.
However, according to McIlroy's ex-agent Andrew ‘Chubby’ Chandler, there's another reason why the golf superstar agreed to making the documentary, money.
"Rory loves money," Chandler claimed while speaking to BOYLE Sports, who offer the latest golf odds.
"There’s also the element of appealing to a broader audience which is probably part of it. It’s like boxers. It's all about money and a wider audience. Modern sport has changed so much since I was involved.”
McIlroy worked with Chandler from his professional debut in 2007 until their split in October 2011, just a matter of months after falling short at The Masters.
During their time together, McIlroy won three tour events, including the 2011 US Open, but a year later the Northern Irishman said that Chandler was taking him down the 'wrong path' ahead of the split.
Since then, Chandler has spoken out against his former client on several occasions, labelling him a 'liability' and comparing him to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
But, he is under no illusion that McIlroy's achievements in the sport have put him amongst the very best to ever pick up a golf club, with Chandler admitting he isn't far from becoming the best European golfer of all time.
He added: "I'm sure Rory is looking at lots of things - extending his stay at number one in the world, and how many more majors he can win. If he won five more, he'll have done well. If he wins 10 majors, he'll have done exceptionally well and will be the best European golfer ever.
“Rory definitely needs a couple more wins. I always felt guys like Seve Ballesteros were right up there with the best. He was a big time player. He had everything and the fact he was a bit of a maverick as well was brilliant.
“Seve wasn’t like Scheffler and he wasn't even like Rory. Seve was a maverick. The fact that we can talk about whether Rory can become the best European golfer ever. It's a pretty big thing.”
Topics: Rory Mcilroy, Golf
Ben McCrum