FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Rory McIlroy will play for the visiting team this week, but he is at home. He is usually the most popular player on any course, but most fans here will openly cheer against him, and he looks forward to it. The Ryder Cup does not define McIlroy, but it helps explain him. Europe’s best player is also …
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Rory McIlroy takes centre stage for Europe at Bethpage Black Ryder Cup
When Rory McIlroy revealed last month that he had been approached to be a playing Captain at future Ryder Cups it raised a few eyebrows. At just 36 and seemingly the peak of his powers having completed the career Grand Slam, the idea that he would not be focusing all his energies inside the ropes seemed strange to some. But …
Read More »Ryder Cup 2025 opening pairings: Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood reunited at Bethpage
European captain Luke Donald has picked a series of heavyweight pairings – including reuniting Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood – as he looks for the visitors to make a fast start in the Ryder Cup against the United States at Bethpage. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy and England’s Fleetwood linked up to great effect in Europe’s victory in Rome two years ago, …
Read More »Rory McIlroy eagles 72nd hole, wins playoff to capture Irish Open to fans’ delight
Rory McIlroy made a 30-foot eagle putt on his final hole of regulation to force a playoff and then beat Joakim Lagergren on the third extra hole — all with the support of a highly partisan crowd at the Amgen Irish Open. Lagergren (66) eagled the par-5 16th and birdied the par-5 18th at The K Club to enter the …
Read More »Rory McIlroy — Cleaned out Masters Shop with 1,100 flag buys
Aug 19, 2025, 05:27 PM ET ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy didn’t leave Augusta National as the Masters champion without one last purchase from the gift shop. He said there were 1,100 pin flags remaining in the Masters Shop. “And we took all 1,100,” McIlroy said Tuesday ahead of the Tour Championship, the end of a PGA Tour season that has …
Read More »BMW Championship Predictions, Picks, Odds: ‘Without Scheffler, McIlroy’ Outright Bets & First-Round Leader Props – Lineups
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Read More »PGA Tour veteran ‘very concerned’ as Rory McIlroy skips first playoff event
It’s not the greatest look for the PGA Tour and its playoff format that Rory McIlroy is blowing off the first leg of the three-tournament bonanza. And one influential Tour veteran is not pleased about the reigning Masters champion’s absence. “Very concerned,” Peter Malnati, one of the player directors on the PGA Tour Policy Board, told Golfweek. There’s currently no …
Read More »Buried ball baffles McIlroy in wild ride for hometown hero at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy picked up the ball from the thick rough, held it out in front of him and burst out laughing. It was one of the most baffling things to have happened to him on a golf course. Maybe one of the most frustrating, too. McIlroy was on a third-round charge at the British Open …
Read More »‘The most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen’: Resurgent Rory McIlroy left incredulous after bizarrely hitting two balls at once
CNN — As the latest inductee into one of sport’s most exclusive clubs, there is little that grand slam champion Rory McIlroy has not seen in the game of golf. Then, just past the halfway mark of his Open Championship third round on Saturday, he swung. Enjoying an excellent day in front of a vociferous home support at Royal Portrush …
Read More »Rory McIlroy hits two balls in one shot during wild third round at The Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Rory McIlroy gave the home fans plenty to cheer about Saturday at The Open. He also left them bewildered with one of the strangest occurrences he could ever remember. Fortunate to draw a clean lie after a wild drive to the right of the 12th fairway, McIlroy smashed down on his short iron from 151 yards …
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