DUBLIN (AP) – Fresh off his first tournament win of the year, Rory McIlroy will switch his focus from the course to a courtroom on Tuesday for the start of his multi-million dollar case against his former management company.
The four-time major winner initiated the case against Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management and its leading agent at the end of 2013, claiming he was misled into signing a contract with the company.
McIlroy has said in court papers that he signed the contract at Horizon’s Christmas party “in circumstances of great informality” and without having seen a draft of the agreement before it was given to him to sign.
Horizon is counter-suing, claiming McIlroy owes it millions of dollars in commission.
McIlroy, who left Horizon to form his own management company in 2013, is expected to testify in court this week. He is coming off a victory at the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday.