Rory McIlroy has the trophies, the legacy and the spotlight, but he doesn’t always love the attention that comes with it.

In a new interview with The Guardian published on Saturday, September 20, the Northern Irish golfer admitted that being one of the faces of modern golf can sometimes feel overwhelming.

“It is a struggle for me to love the position I am in all the time,” McIlroy, 36, shared. “There are times when I would like to just breeze through life and not get the attention I do but I understand that with what I have done in the game, that is just part of it. There are times that I yearn for a little anonymity and having a quieter life.”

It’s a rare confession from a player who has spent much of his adult life in the global spotlight. After winning the Masters in April to finally

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