"McIlroy famously declared he felt unconscious and brain dead while en route to a missed cut in East Lothian 13 years ago. The refusal of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers to admit women a scenario that changed in 2017 and the low attendance at Muirfield on that last visit played a part in the absence of the Open. Yet the venue is still rightly regarded as one of the finest in the world."
"It would be wonderful if it was, said McIlroy of Muirfield being given the nod again. I'm not privy to those conversations but Muirfield deserves to be back on the Open rota. I would say at Muirfield, they rectified the issues that they had. It's a wonderful golf course. It's one of the best courses on the rota and in the UK."
Rory McIlroy endorsed Muirfield's case for returning to the Open rota while acknowledging his poor performance there in 2013, when he missed the cut and felt unconscious and brain dead en route to the tournament. The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers' previous refusal to admit women, changed in 2017, and low attendance in 2013 contributed to Muirfield's absence. McIlroy affirmed that the club rectified past issues and called Muirfield one of the best courses in the UK. The R&A has not announced Open sites beyond St Andrews 2027, and Portmarnock is expected to host the first Open outside the UK, creating logistical considerations given the nearby Renaissance Club staging the Scottish Open the previous week.
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