article_snippet.sent: Now Rory McIlroy was the one passing on the insight, as Rory McIlroy strolled to the tee with British Amateur champion, Bradley Neil.
article_snippet.sent: I was feeling really happy and Rory steps up and crunches it 40 yards past me,’ said Bradley Neil.
article_snippet.sent: Just days until 25-year-old McIlroy’s tilt at the career Grand Slam and the thing that struck Bradley Neil was that you would have struggled to tell who was the amateur here to soak up the experience and who was the history man.
article_snippet.sent: It just tells you how strong Rory McIlroy is mentally when Rory McIlroy can be so calm,’ said Bradley Neil.
article_snippet.sent: A lot of small talk actually,’ said Neil, who is trying to become the first British amateur since Peter McEvoy way back in 1978 to make the cut.
article_snippet.sent: Perhaps Bradley Neil had one eye on the weather forecast, which is dire enough to wonder whether there will be any practice rounds at all.
article_snippet.sent: Two weeks ago during a private practice session here, Bradley Neil had done exactly the same thing.
article_snippet.sent: Do Bradley Neil a favour Bradley, and don’t ever go for this green in two,’ said Rory.
article_snippet.sent: the crowd were pleased to see Bradley Neil back.
article_snippet.sent: McIlroy and amateur Bradley Neil (left) practice McIlroy and amateur Bradley Neil (