Rory Mcllroy to Visit Haiti on Humanitarian Misson

Rory Mcllroy after his win at The Honda Classic in 2012 at PGA National

Some golfers take the week before the Masters off to relax and recuperate before the season’s first major, while others feel the best way to get ready is for one final tune-up. Not Rory Mcllroy, he will be doing something very different in the days leading up to the tournament at Augusta.

Mcllroy will visit Haiti for two days as part of a humanitarian mission. The Palm Beach Gardens resident will return to the island for the second time in three years as Ireland’s ambassador to UNICEF. He last visited in 2011, months after the island was hit was a cataclysmic earthquake that wrecked the country. He plans to return to see how the people of Haiti’s lives have changed in the past two years and continue to raise awareness for the country still devastated by the damage.

After his return from Haiti in 2011, Mcllroy won his first major at the U.S. Open with a record setting score of 16-under par. For more information on all that UNICEF does in the United States and around the world visit www.unicefusa.org.