The world golf number one Rory McIlroy has pulled out of next week's Shanghai Masters and the following event in China to focus on a legal battle with his former management company.
Rory McIlroy tees off on the fifth hole during the fourth round of the PGA Championship, 2014. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
McIlroy terminated his contract with Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management in 2013 to form his own management company and the protracted legal dispute is now set to go to trial.
The 25-year-old won two major tournaments this year before a mediation process failed over the weekend.