Catch-22 in regrettable (the wrong if they don’t fit) trousers for McIlroy

Rory drama even of interest to non-sports fans like myself

Rory McIlroy during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Fionola Meredith

I’m married to a sports fan, so the theme from Sky Sports News feels like the background soundtrack to my life. But I have close to zero interest in sport myself, so the endless match reports, transfer updates and heated post-match discussions tend to pass me by.

Golf, in particular, is a mystery to me: a bunch of indistinguishable men dressed in pastel jumpers and too-tight trousers, whacking a little ball around an artificially landscaped course. How does anyone stand the boredom?