In the rough: Conor Ridge profiled

Sports agent Conor Ridge is embroiled in a legal row with his former client, golfer Rory McIlroy, writes Barry J Whyte.

Even in the world of golf, Ridge's closeness to his clients was notable.

Conor Ridge

**AGE:** 37

**APPEARANCE:** spiked hair, a worried expression

**NEWSWORTHINESS:** embroiled in a legal row with his former client, golfer Rory McIlroy

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When Rory McIlroy joined Horizon Sports Management in 2011, it seemed as though the agency that sports agent Conor Ridge had built from scratch had hit the big time - especially when McIlroy and Nike struck one of the biggest sports sponsorship deals in history.

But was the mercurial ...