Rory McIlroy revealed he will pledge $US 100,000 of his savings to the Japan earthquake and tsunami appeal when he tees up alongside Japanese golfing heartthrob next Monday in Yokohama.

McIlroy will fly to Japan from China and this week’s Omega Mission Hills World Cup on Sunday night to join Japan’s ‘Bashful Prince’ firstly in a nine-hole pro-am format before the pair play a skins match over the inward nine.

The current U.S. Open champion indicated just 1,500 people have been invited to Monday’s event with all monies raised going to the appeal following the catastrophic damage caused in March by an earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami.

The 19-year old Ishikawa immediately reacted to the heartbreak of the disaster by agreeing to pledge every cent of prize-money this year, including the YEN 86.5m he’s already earned on the Japan Tour in 2011 plus $US 500 for every birdie he makes.

McIlroy will be making a first visit to Japan since his only appearance in the 2008 Crowns.

“It’s all to do with raising funds for the earthquake and tsunami appeal with the skins match between Ryo and myself set to raise $US 10, 000 a hole,” said McIlroy. 

“There’s also a charity auction that should also raise a good sum.

“But it’s just amazing when you think about it because if you get annoyed when you play a bad golf shot you only have to travel to places like Japan where so many people lost their lives and it puts everything into perspective.

“I went to Haiti the week before the U.S. Open and that really put me in good stead going to Congressional because I saw the effects of the earthquake.

“I thought to myself at times during that U.S. Open why I am getting nervous standing over a golf shot when I have just visited a country where millions of people’s lives have been turned upside down by an earthquake.

“I’m also going to Bangkok in a few weeks for a tournament and the half the city is still under water and there’s even a few Thai players out competing whose houses are still under water.

“All I do for a living is play golf but if I can just help a handful of people regain a portion of their life by playing in events like Ryo and myself are competing in Japan on Monday then I could not be happier.

“It just makes you think back to the times when you get really uptight about a poor golf shot or when you might slam a club into the ground because at the end of the day it really doesn’t matter.”