Golf: Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott paired at Singapore Open

Published on 12/09/2012 02:32

Golf’s man of the moment, Rory McIlroy, will tee up alongside three-times winner Adam Scott at November’s $6 million Singapore Open.

The Northern Irish world 
No 1 has played the Barclays-sponsored event once before – in 2008, a year after turning professional – and finished fourth on that occasion.

Twice a major winner, McIlroy cemented his position as the world’s top golfer by winning the BMW Championship on Sunday – his third victory in four outings on the US PGA Tour.

However, the 23-year-old will need to fend off four-times major winner Phil Mickelson, who is a regular face at the lucrative Asian Tour and European Tour co-sanctioned event, and has signed up again for the 2012 tournament.