Before Truist Championship, Rory McIlroy speaks highly of Philadelphia region’s golf courses

Before Truist Championship, Rory McIlroy speaks highly of Philadelphia region’s golf courses

FROM CBS VIRTUAL STUDIO THIS IS TOYOTA SPORTS REPORT. IT FEELS LOOK FOOTBALL IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA. Siafa: AS WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU THE LAST WEEK OR SO THE PGA TOUR. Ukee: TRUIST GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, IN FLOURTOWN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Siafa: SPORTS DIRECTOR DON BELL JOINS US WITH MORE. Don: GOOD AFTERNOON, FELL A’S 2018, THE LAST TIME THE FGA MADE A STOP ON THEIR TOUR IN RECALLED IF. THE WISSAHICKON COURSE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN 1922, BUT, TODAY, SOME OF THE AMATEURS TOOK A SWING AT IT, AS WELL. PAT GALLEN HAS MORE. Pat: PHILLY IS THE CENTER OF A GOLF UNIVERSE, AS THE PHILADELPHIA CRICKET CLUB HOSTS THE TRUIST CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEK. MASTER’S CHAMPION RORY MCELROY WON THIS EVENT LAST YEAR AND SPOKE MILY OF THE REGION AND ITS COURSES. PHILADELPHIA IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE U.S. FOR GOLF. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT COURSES AROUND HERE, WE’VE GOT, YOU KNOW, PLANNING PGA IT, THE US OPEN AT MARION, YOU KNOW, A THE LOW OF GREAT GOLF IN THIS AREA. Pat: THIRDS RANKED PLAYER IN THE WORLDS ALSO SPOKE HIGHLY OF IT. BILLY HAS GOT SOME GOOD FANS, AND, YOU KNOW, I’M THERE FOR OTHER SPORTS, AND I’VE HEARD THERE IS PRETTY GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING OUT FOR THIS WEEK. HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER STAYS AWAY, AND IT WILL BE AWESOME. Pat: CLOSELY FOLLOWED THIS WEEKEND ALL EYES ON EAGLES LEGEND JASON KELCE, TOOK PART TODAY WITH SEAN LOWRY. NOT ONLY WATCHING HIM PLAY BUT JUST GOT ONE OF THOSE PERSONALITIES, FUN TO BE AROUND. REPORT. Pat: NORTH LOWRY IN THE THE PRO-AM IN HIS OWN BACKYARD. KYLE, WHAT DID YOU SHOOT TODAY? IT WAS A SHAMBLE. SO WHATEVER COLIN SHOOTS. I’M JUST GOING TO TAKE HIS SCORE AND MAKE IT MY SCORE. I’M JUST OUT HERE TORE HAVE A GOOD TIME YOU KNOW REPRESENT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA VERY WELL. Pat: THIS WEEK SENDS ALL ABOUT THE FANS LIKE THE PSYCHS BROTHERS FROM YORK PA. WHEN WE WENT UNDER THE ROPE, IT FELT COOL THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET A SIGNATURE FROM ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS. Pat: HOW WOULD THEY DESCRIBE THEIR DAY? HAPPY AND SURPRISED.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy​ won the event last year, and he spoke highly of the Philadelphia region and its courses.