When his pride and joy was still at school, Gerry McIlroy and friends recognised genius and placed a bet. They wagered at big odds that, in the next ten years, Gerry’s boy, young Rory McIlroy would be anointed King of Golf by winning the Open. Yet, the bookmakers were mighty close to keeping the cash when McIlroy arrived at Royal Liverpool in 2014, a man on a mission. This ‘Chronicles of a Champion Golfer’ is the breathtaking account of McIlroy coming good, repaying his father’s faith and securing the prize he most craved, the Claret Jug.