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Rory McIlroy's old school hails his grand slam-winning magic at charity dinner

Rory McIlroy's old school hails his grand slam-winning magic at charity dinner

Rory McIlroy's old school in Holywood has paid tribute to his grand slam heroics with a black-tie gala dinner.
Hundreds of guests, paying up to £85 a head, turned up at the Culloden Estate and Spa to honour the history-making victory of Sullivan Upper's most famous old boy in the Masters at Augusta.
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