McDowell frequently plays practice rounds at Tour events with McIlroy. LA = Low amateur [65], On 17 June, during the second round of the US Open, McIlroy would become the first player in the history of the championship to reach a score of 13-under-par at any point in the tournament. [112], At the final event of the PGA Tour season, the 2016 Tour Championship, McIlroy overcame a two-shot deficit after the third round to force a playoff with Ryan Moore and Kevin Chappell, winning the competition at the fourth playoff hole with a birdie 3 on the par4 16th. "T" = tied, Player in italics denotes current number one, † indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur, † indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire, † indicates the event was won in a playoff, Early life, family, and early golf playing, Technique, additional mentors and coaches. McIlroy stated he had left himself too much to do after a poor Thursday performance in front of his home Northern Irish fans and at the event he now hosts. [119], In April, in his 10th appearance at the Masters Tournament, McIlroy was in contention during the final round. [13] In 2005, McIlroy became the youngest-ever winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close Championship. A final round of 69 allowed him to claim his first major championship setting the 72-hole record. [39], In April 2009, McIlroy made his first Masters Tournament appearance, his first major championship as a professional. He was on the brink of contention for the first three rounds, but really only stormed up the leaderboard on Sunday with a 66 to finish at 12 under. [136], In May 2009, McIlroy described the Ryder Cup as an "exhibition". The 17th hole was halved with pars, securing the win for Mahan. [citation needed] McIlroy scored one-over-par 37 on the first nine, and still had the lead, but shot a round of 80, finishing T15 at 4-under for the tournament. [182] They became engaged on 31 December 2013. [82] He was 40-under par for his two playoff tournament victories. At the Quinn Direct British Masters, McIlroy shot 290 (+2), which put him in a tie for 42nd place. Team Europe beat Team U.S.A. 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 at Le Golf National outside of Paris, France. Rory McIlroy is a Masters win shy of joining career grand slam winners Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tiger Woods. This led to him missing the tournament and the subsequent WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. [57], McIlroy later stated that he regretted his 2010 decision to give up his PGA Tour card, and his skipping the 2010 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. He finished fifth at the BMW PGA Championship and 12th at the European Open. McIlroy has won four major championships in his career. You have individual goals and my goals are to win tournaments for myself. Of the players to make the cut, McIlroy achieved the third highest average driving distance, beaten only by Dustin Johnson and Andrés Romero. Afterwards, he said he was affected by the pressure of trying to achieve the Grand Slam. Share this story: ... 70-1 — The odds for Jordan Spieth to win the Masters… [126], On 3 November 2019, McIlroy won the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in a playoff against Xander Schauffele. Rory McIlroy’s belief that he will one day win the Masters remains undiminished despite another setback in his latest attempt to claim the Green Jacket.. That left him in a tie for 15th at 4 under for the tournament after an epic collapse. [173] McIlroy is a fan of the Northern Ireland national team. Masters 2020 picks: The reasons why Rory McIlroy won’t win (again) By Stephen Hennessey and Christopher Powers. The former world No. [161][162], McIlroy lived near the village of Moneyreagh in County Down, about 20 minutes from Belfast. He defeated Keegan Bradley 2&1 to help Europe win 14½-13½.[85]. [102] He later said he was looking forward to a break after five tournaments in a row. In the first round he defeated Louis Oosthuizen 2 & 1, in the second round he beat Hunter Mahan 1-up, and in the third round he beat Tim Clark, 4 & 3. He achieved the feat by making birdie at the 17th hole in the second round. [146] Following the tournament, McIlroy went on to admit his surprise at how successful it had been, and that he had been wrong to dismiss it. [26] His final-hole birdie putt narrowly missed the hole to leave him one stroke out of the playoff between Bubba Watson and eventual winner Martin Kaymer. McIlroy declined the invitation, preferring to play the European Open the week of the AT&T National. McIlroy began 2013 with high aspirations, but mostly did not fare well in early tournaments. [54] His tied third finish in the 2010 Open Championship sent him to a career high world ranking of seventh. [122], McIlroy started his year on the PGA Tour in good form with five straight top-6 finishes: tied for 4th at the Sentry Tournament of Champions; tied for 5th at the Farmers Insurance Open; tied for 4th at the Genesis Open; runner-up finish at the WGC-Mexico Championship; tied for 6th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. [134][135] Michael Bannon has been working with McIlroy since the players childhood, going full-time with McIlroy in 2012. In 2011 at the age of 22, he became the youngest player ever to reach €10 million in career earnings on the European Tour. [113], At the 2016 Ryder Cup, McIlroy played five matches winning three points, all when paired with Thomas Pieters: the European duo overcome Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar, 3 and 2, in the Friday fourballs, Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson, 4 and 2, in the Saturday foursomes, and Brooks Koepka and Johnson, 3 and 1, in the Saturday fourballs. 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[83] With the win, he became the first European to win four PGA Tour events in a single season and the only person other than Tiger Woods to win four events in a season since 2005. McIlroy said: "It's not a huge goal of mine. Rory McIlroy AUGUSTA, Ga. – Rory McIlroy knows better than to listen to what they say. He was alerted to his mistake by Scottish caddie Dave Renwick after his round and, after signing for a 70 instead of a 68 to reflect the penalty, he told reporters: "There are many stupid rules in golf and this is one of them." Rory McIlroy is already focusing on winning next year's masters in what he believes is "the last piece of the puzzle." News & Opinion McIlroy co-leads; Bryson one back at Bay Hill McIlroy was utterly dominant to win his first major title, doubling under par compared to Day, his closest competitor. [90], On 20 July, McIlroy won the 2014 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool by two strokes over Rickie Fowler and Sergio García. Rory McIlroy: I will win the Masters Patrick Reed celebrates with the trophy during the green jacket ceremony after winning the 2018 Masters Tournament on Sunday, April 8, in Augusta, Georgia. Rory McIlroy has won The Open Championship, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship (twice). [12] He started his early training with Michael Bannon, previously the Golf Professional of Holywood Golf Club, who is also his current coach and dedicated mentor. Rory McIlroy and girlfriend Erica refuse VIP treatment at Titanic museum", "Rory McIlroy engaged to girlfriend Erica Stoll", "Has she Stoll-en his heart? Critics claimed that tooth pain was not the issue, and that McIlroy, the world number one at the time, was having difficulty adjusting to new equipment, and that he should have finished the tournament. There was anticipation surrounding the semi-final match between McIlroy and Westwood, as the winner would become the number one golfer in the world if they also won the final. For his individual and team achievements he has twice been named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year, in 2011 and 2014. He attended St. Patrick's Primary School[citation needed] and then Sullivan Upper School. [87] McIlroy won the 2013 Emirates Australian Open on the 72nd hole. He shot a final round 74 (+4) and had a superb second shot to the par-five 18th in regulation play to qualify for the playoff, after missing the eagle putt for the win. [81] The win also put McIlroy at the top of the PGA Tour money list. McIlroy finished tied for fourth at this edition of the Masters, marking his best career finish at the event. The Northern Irishman has won the U.S. Open and the British Open and has twice triumphed at the PGA Championship but has never worn the iconic green jacket at Augusta. [130] In 2015, McIlroy won European Tour Golfer of the Year for the third time (2012, 2014). McIlroy won the following week at the Deutsche Bank Championship to take the top spot in the standings. A few of McIlroy's most notable Masters appearances include: This was McIlroy's debut at the Masters, and the only time he missed the cut. It's an exhibition at the end of the day. McIlroy's win also regained him the world's number one ranking. "[143], In March 2015, McIlroy threw a club into the water at the WGC-Cadillac Championship after hitting his ball into the water on the par-5 eighth hole during the second round at Doral. He lost on the first extra hole, when Russell Henley was the only one of the four to birdie the hole. [176], McIlroy was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to sport. Tom Weiskopf talks the Masters, DJ and Rory, playing with Ben Hogan and how he lost his gig broadcasting the Masters on CBS. He beat Australian Adam Scott by one stroke. This is a summary of those four titles, listed in chronological order. McIlroy joined Holywood Golf Club and became the youngest member at the club at age seven. His third major title having won the 2011 U.S. Open and 2012 PGA Championship, McIlroy became the third European to win three different majors and joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as one of three golfers since the first Masters Tournament in 1934 to win three majors by the age of 25. The 2012 PGA was played at the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. After missing out on qualifying for the end of season Tour Championship on the PGA Tour, he decided to sit out the remainder of the year to rest and recover fully. McIlroy's first tournament of the year was at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship during the desert swing of the European Tour at the end of January. [67], On 18 June, during the championship's third round, he became the first player to reach 14-under par at the tournament by making a birdie at the 15th hole, and would finish the round off to capture the 54-hole U.S. Open scoring record, posting a 3-round total of 199 (-14). In 2019, McIlroy won the PGA Tour Player of the Year award for the third time (2012, 2014).[131]. Jack Nicklaus believes that this might finally be the year Rory McIlroy breaks his Masters hoodoo and completes a career Grand Slam. He signed with International Sports Management. [120] He tied for second with a score of six-under-par at the 2018 Open Championship. The 2020 Masters present an opportunity for the 31-year old McIlroy to complete a career grand slam of the major championships. McIlroy set 11 U.S. Open records at Congressional Golf Club that weekend, including the lowest total 72-hole score (268) and the lowest total under par (−16). [41] McIlroy played in his second major as a professional at the 2009 U.S. Open. But McIlroy finished with a 74 and finished six shots back of the winner Reed. McIlroy was not a member of the PGA Tour in 2007, 2009 or 2011 so he was not included on the money list or the scoring average list. McIlroy was raised Roman Catholic and has self-identified as Irish,[155] Northern Irish,[155] and British. A 70 on Saturday put McIlroy at 12-under par and four shots ahead of anyone else. Before the 2020 edition of the Masters gets underway, this is a look at what has gone right (and what has gone wrong) for McIlroy at Augusta. Rory McIlroy’s 2011 Masters Final Round Nightmare. It was his first missed cut on the PGA Tour since the 2013 Open Championship, a streak of 22 consecutive events. [21] On the first day of the event he was paired with Jonathan Caldwell for morning foursomes, and the match was halved. He finished three strokes clear of Russell Knox and Bradley Dredge and subsequently gave the €666,000 winner's cheque to charity. He also won the Race to Dubai and was voted the European Tour Golfer of the Year. [33], After finishing second in the UBS Hong Kong Open in November 2008,[34] McIlroy attained his highest world ranking position of 50. McIlroy entered the weekend in the final group, but he closed with a 77 and a 71 to finish well off the pace. In 2014, McIlroy again swept the PGA Tour awards: Arnold Palmer Award (leading money winner), PGA Player of the Year, PGA Tour Player of the Year, Vardon Trophy, and Byron Nelson Award. The Northern Ireland native won 2014's tournament at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. At the time, Rory's win at 22 years-old made him the youngest multiple major champion since Seve Ballesteros won the 1980 Masters Tournament. [98], On 16 May, while playing in the Wells Fargo Championship, McIlroy shot a course-record 61 at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. He produced a near flawless final round of 65 to win for the first time on the PGA Tour in 2016 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. [144] McIlroy subsequently apologised for throwing the club saying: "It felt good at the time but now I regret it. [185][186], McIlroy started dating a former PGA of America employee, Erica Stoll, in 2015. Three-time Masters champion Sir Nick Faldo wonders whether Rory McIlroy lacks the precision to win at Augusta but says there is much to admire about Bryson DeChambeau's rise. Masters champion predicts big win for Rory McIlroy. He finished two shots clear of Paul Casey. [187][188] In December 2015, they became engaged while on holiday in Paris. Despite a double bogey on the final hole, his two-day total of 131 (65-66, 11-under-par) set a championship scoring record as the lowest 36-hole total in U.S. Open history. [36] This earned him an invitation to the 2009 Masters Tournament. World number one Rory McIlroy has said that staging the Masters in November may boost his quest to win a career Grand Slam. Tony Finau winning, like, anything: Finau let yet another opportunity slip, closing with a good-but-not … Rory McIlroy will be the defending champion at The Players Championship this week after his victory at TPC Sawgrass in 2019, but he admits he is "lacking a spark" at the moment. [159][160], On 18 June 2014, McIlroy declared that he would represent Ireland (if he qualified) at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games, where golf became an Olympic event for the first time since 1904. McIlroy opened the 2011 tournament with a bogey-free, 7-under 65 to lead after the first day of the 2011 Masters. McIlroy tied for 3rd last year, … golfdigest.com, "How Rory McIlroy won the U.S. Open", 20 June 2011. "[138] European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie responded by saying that the contest "is not an exhibition and it never will be. [92], After McIlroy's victory at his own Nicklaus-designed Valhalla Golf Club, golfing great Jack Nicklaus said of McIlroy: "Rory is an unbelievable talent. McIlroy lost his number one ranking on 18 March to Luke Donald after Donald won the Transitions Championship. He again won the Mark H. McCormack Award for leading the Official World Golf Ranking for the most weeks in the year (22 of 52 weeks). Rory McIlroy MBE (born 4 May 1989) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. The skip was controversial because 48 of the top 50 in the world participated in it, the other golfer skipping being Lee Westwood. McIlroy made his first appearance in a European Tour event a few days after turning 16, when he took part in the 2005 British Masters. It was his 16th runner-up finish on the European Tour and the 22nd runner-up finish of his career. He had his first win on the European Tour in 2009, and on the PGA Tour in 2010. He was also the fastest golfer to reach double digits under par in the U.S. Open, reaching 10 under par in 26 holes. He injured ankle ligaments in 2015 while playing football with friends which forced him to miss the 2015 Open Championship, but later stated he would not give up playing football. On 6 February 2007, he became the second man to top the World Amateur Golf Ranking, though he lost the top spot after just one week. [153] [40] McIlroy played in two more events on the PGA Tour after the Masters Tournament including his first appearance at The Players Championship, where he missed the cut.
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