David Feherty on Rory McIlroy: "It’s hard for me to commentate on Rory in the US without a massive boner."

David Feherty is from Northern Ireland. Rory McIlroy is also from Northern Ireland. Feherty is one of the top TV personalities in the sport of golf and Rory is one of the best golfers on the planet. Being from Ireland, Feherty has a slight interest in seeing his fellow countryman have success on the course. He enjoys it, a lot. Maybe too much.

Feherty, who is a GolfNow Ambassador, spoke during the launch of GolfNow’s “Golf for Life” campaign.

Via Irish Golf Desk:

"“It’s hard for me to commentate on Rory in the US without a massive boner because I love the kid and want him to do well,” said the 57 year old, who could the 1986 Bell’s Scottish Open among his five European Tour wins but famously lost the trophy."

Feherty went on to say that McIlroy had a few drinks after his win at the Irish Open at the K Club last week.

"“Rory got wrecked,” Feherty said. “But not totally wrecked. He needed a couple of Advil this morning. He didn’t do a Clarkey. “I remember using Clarkey as a piece of furniture after Sam [Torrance’s] Ryder Cup at the Belfry in 2002. “He was lying like a wounded Cape buffalo on the floor and Jesper Parnevik used one side of him and I used the other as a sofa until he woke up.”"

Feherty also doesn’t believe we’ll ever see another Tiger Woods and that he doesn’t believe that Woods will return at all.

"“I am not sure that Tiger will come back because it is a nerve in his back. It’s not muscular or skeletal. It’s not something you can deal with in a physical way. “He is in phenomenal shape – just ripped as usual. But he is not able to make a full pass at it. I saw him a few weeks ago in Houston and he hadn’t played in five months and he hit some good shots and some awful skanky looking things. “I think he has a feeling that if he doesn’t make it back this time, he might be done from a physical standpoint. “But he is too stubborn and too good and too physically gifted to be able to just give it up. He loves it too much.”"

Feherty, who hosts “Feherty” on Golf Channel, left CBS after 19 years and headed to NBC. He consistently provides entertainment on the course during tournaments and somehow always manages to end up in the right place at the right time.

And that has been your “What does David Feherty think” update for the year.