Here's what to know about McIlroy's roots, from his hometown and upbringing, to his young golf career before he emerged as ...

PORTRUSH—Rory McIlroy said he had enjoyed an “awesome week” back in Northern Ireland, even if his charge to win the British ...

In 2005, when he was 16 years old and playing in the North of Ireland Championship, Rory McIlroy set the course record at ...

While Rory McIlroy’s Northern Ireland homecoming didn’t have the fairytale finish of winning a second Claret Jug at Royal ...

The roar from Royal Portrush's 12th green on Saturday afternoon could wake the dead. Rory McIlroy had just drained a lengthy ...

McIlroy has used two caddies during his professional golf career. His first was named J.P. Fitzgerald, who he had on his bag ...

Just as a certain Northern Irishman’s golf ball flew left, but not too far left, and safely settled in the rough, the sun ...

That’s the melodious phrase people in Rory McIlroy’s homeland of Northern Ireland direct at those they suspect have let their egos get the better of them. It means ‘Get real!’ or ‘Come back to Earth!’ ...

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with daughter Poppy and wife Erica Stoll holding the Masters trophy during the Green Jacket Ceremony after winning the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta ...

Rory McIlroy’s walk up the 18th hole at Royal Portrush six years ago was the cruelest of sneak previews. A chance to see what it might look like, what it might feel like. The crowd surrounding the ...

Inside Rory McIlroy’s return to Northern Ireland after Masters triumph By . Jaclyn Hendricks. Published April 24, 2025, 10:51 a.m. ET. See Also Masters triumph is just the beginning for Rory McIlroy ...

Rory McIlroy’s Augusta National victory was a worldwide event. And it makes sense that his home club of Holywood Golf Club in Co Down, Northern Ireland, would treat this win like the Super Bowl ...