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Rory McIlroy wants golf to be more racially diverse

FILE PHOTO: Jun 10, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Rory McIlroy plays a shot from the sixth tee during a practice round for the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club. [Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports]

Rory McIlroy wants to see greater racial diversity in golf and hopes the recent protests across the world against police brutality towards black people will lead to lasting change in society.

The world number one from Northern Ireland said he idolized Tiger Woods when he was growing up and hoped to see more people like the mixed raced, 15-times major champion playing professional golf.

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