Rory McIlroy to Appear on the Next "Feherty," Monday, June 20 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel

Interview to Focus on: the Prospect of Becoming an Olympic Athlete; His Admiration for Tiger Woods Growing Up; and a Ryder Cup Change of Heart

(ORLANDO, Fla.) – Feherty returns Monday, June 20 as David Feherty visits with World No. 3 Rory McIlroy, premiering at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. The interview, which was shot less than 24 hours following McIlroy’s win at the Irish Open – his 20th, and most recent worldwide professional victory – covers a wide range of topics, including: What it would mean to have the opportunity to compete as an Olympic athlete, and the prospect of earning a place on the medal stand in Rio later this year.

His admiration for Tiger Woods growing up, and the difference between internal expectations for his own career and the expectations placed on him by the media.

His win at the 2014 PGA Championship, and how he utilized Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler’s presence near the top of the leaderboard as motivation to win his fourth major.

How he’s changed his tune on what it means to play in a Ryder Cup, and looking ahead to this fall as a member of a Darren Clarke-captained European team.

Upcoming Guests this Season
Other guests joining Feherty over the next few weeks include former Tour player and longtime golf analyst Peter Oosterhuis (Monday, June 27); 10-time LPGA Tour winner Paula Creamer (Monday, July 4); and golf’s new “Big Three,” Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy (Monday, July 11), on a special episode of Feherty where some of the best moments from Feherty’s interviews with each will be featured. Episode guests on Feherty scheduled for later this year include 26-time Emmy Award-winning NBC Sports personality and Olympic host Bob Costas; Pro Football Hall-of-Famers Terry Bradshaw, Cris Carter and Emmitt Smith; legendary baseball play-by-play voice Bob Uecker; Doug Collins, former first-overall pick and journeyman head coach in the NBA; and 2014 European-winning Ryder Cup team captain Paul McGinley.

Described as “the last unscripted man on TV,” by Men’s Journal and as “golf’s wisecracking, maverick interviewer” by Esquire, Feherty has made a name for himself not only through his self-titled Golf Channel talk show, but as one of the most irrepressible personalities calling golf over the past two decades. A native of Northern Ireland and a former professional golfer who claimed 10 worldwide victories and a spot on the 1991 European Ryder Cup Team, Feherty is now a proud American citizen who has risen above a history of alcoholism and addiction to become an Emmy-nominated television host, New York Times best-selling author and comedic relief for thousands of men and women in uniform.