“I would never say I questioned how much he wanted [to win],” McIlroy said. “But, like, he’s always been so nice ... so nice!. “I think it is harder for Tommy to feel that than others because of how nice and empathetic he is. “I don’t know what that stigma is about being too nice to win,” he said. It would be distortion perhaps to characterise Farrell as “nice” in the literal sense, but he is universally liked.

Source: The Irish Times March 02, 2026 13:34 UTC