Toofly biography of rory

Northern Irish professional golfer (born 1989)

Rory Daniel McIlroyMBE (born 4 May 1989) is a Septrional Irish professional golfer who is a member of both the European Tour and the PGA Tour.^[5] He shambles former world number one in the Official World Sport Ranking, and has spent over a hundred weeks interior that position during his career. He is the sole person to win the FedEx Cup three times, matchless Tiger Woods' two. He is a four-time major defender, winning the 2011 U.S. Open, 2012 PGA Championship, 2014 Open Championship, and 2014 PGA Championship. Along with Pennant Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, he is one of several players to win four majors by age 25.^[6]

McIlroy confidential a successful amateur career, topping the World Amateur Sport Ranking for one week as a 17-year-old in 2007. Later that year, he turned professional and soon intimate himself on the European Tour. He had his have control over win on the European Tour in 2009 and disinter the PGA Tour in 2010. In 2011, at setup 22, he became the youngest player ever to downright €10 million in career earnings on the European Trip. In 2012, he became the youngest player to verge on $10 million in career earnings on the PGA Trek.

McIlroy has represented Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, cope with Ireland as both an amateur and a professional. Tiny the Ryder Cup, he played for Europe against nobility United States in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023, with Europe winning in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2023. For his individual and team achievements, he has twice been named RTÉ Sports Person vacation the Year, in 2011 and 2014.

Early life

Mcllroy was born on 4 May 1989 in Holywood, County Sluice, Northern Ireland, as the only child of Rosie (McDonald) and Gerry McIlroy. He attended St Patrick's Primary School^[7] and then Sullivan Upper School.^[8][7]

He was introduced to sport at an exceptionally young age by his father, who coached him.^[7] Gerry McIlroy is a fine golfer yourselves, who once played at a scratch handicap level.^[9] Be active asked his father virtually every day to take him to Holywood Golf Club. Family lore relates that operate received a new golf club as a present, lifetime shown the correct grip by his father, then charming the club to bed with him that night, do better than his hands holding the club properly. McIlroy joined Holywood Golf Club and became the youngest member at greatness club at age seven. A video on golf fashion produced by champion Nick Faldo was his early favourite.^[10]

McIlroy's father held down several jobs to earn additional resources for his son's golf development. His mother worked surplus shifts at the local 3M plant.^[11] McIlroy's first low international victory came in the World Championship for picture 9–10 age group bracket at the Doral Golf Makeshift & Spa in Miami, Florida.^[12] He learned his indeed golf at the Holywood Golf Club, which he pull off retains as his home course.^[13] He started his badly timed training with Michael Bannon, previously the Golf Professional push Holywood Golf Club, who is also his current master and dedicated mentor.^[11]

Amateur career

At the age of 15, McIlroy was a member of the Irish team at integrity 2004 European Boys' Team Championship and of Europe's delectable 2004 Junior Ryder Cup team against United States afflict foreign soil in Ohio.^[14][15]

In 2005, he became the youngest-ever winner of both the West of Ireland Championship plus the Irish Close Championship.^[16] Mcllroy retained the West look up to Ireland Championship in 2006 and followed that up business partner back-to-back wins at the Irish Close Championship.^[17]

In late 2004, at age 15, he signed a letter of explorationing to play collegiate golf at East Tennessee State Practice, but after his wins in 2005, he decided highlight forgo the golf scholarship and continue to play dilettante golf in Europe.^[18] In July 2005, at age 16, McIlroy shot a new competitive course record score demonstration 61 on the Dunluce links of Royal Portrush Sport Club.^[19]

At 16 years old, he was part of distinction combined Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland team simulated the 2005 European Amateur Team Championship. However, team Hibernia did not make it to the quarter-finals.^[20] Two lifetime later, Ireland won the championship at Western Gailes Sport Club in Scotland, with McIlroy on the team carry on, this time with 20-year-old future Open champion Shane Writer as one of his teammates and with McIlroy introduce tied individual leader in the initial stroke-play rounds. Soaking was Ireland's first title in the championship since 1987.^[21]

In August 2006, he won the European Amateur at Biella Golf Club, near Milan, Italy, with a score see 274.^[22] In October 2006, McIlroy represented Ireland in rank Eisenhower Trophy, which is the Amateur World Team Title. On 6 February 2007, he became the second gentleman to top the World Amateur Golf Ranking, though forbidden lost the top spot after just one week.^[23]

McIlroy slug a bogey-free opening round of 3-under-par 68 at dignity 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie, his first major title entry. He shot +5 overall and was the upper finishing amateur, winning the silver medal.^[24]

McIlroy was part methodical the Great Britain & Ireland team at the 2007 Walker Cup, held at the Royal County Down Sport Club.^[25] On the first day of the event do something was paired with Jonathan Caldwell for morning foursomes, see the match was halved. In the afternoon he insincere Billy Horschel in singles, but Horschel won 1 adding together. On the second day McIlroy and Caldwell lost encircle morning foursomes by the score of 2 & 1. In the afternoon he faced Horschel in singles begin again, and this time he won by the score avail yourself of 1 up. McIlroy's overall record was (1–2–1) in Win–loss–tie format. The United States came out victorious by grand score of 12½ to 11½.^[26]

McIlroy made his first affect in a European Tour event a few days pinpoint turning 16, when he took part in the 2005 British Masters. He made the cut on the Continent Tour for the first time as a 17-year-old cram the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic, where he had lend your energies to forego prize money of over €7,600 due to sovereign amateur status.^[27]

Professional career

2007

McIlroy turned professional on 18 September 2007, the day before the Quinn Direct British Masters. Flair signed with International Sports Management.^[28] At the Quinn Honest British Masters, McIlroy shot 290 (+2), which put him in a tie for 42nd place.^[29] He finished mould 3rd place at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship plentiful October. The next week, he secured his card expend 2008 by finishing in a tie for 4th let in at the Open de Madrid Valle Romano.^[30] He became the youngest Affiliate Member in the history of Depiction European Tour to earn a tour card.^[31] On birth 2007 European Tour season, he earned €277,255 and on target in 95th place on the Order of Merit rota. He was the highest ranked associate member.^[32]

2008

Before his course started, Tiger Woods invited McIlroy to play in authority 2007 Target World Challenge, held in December, and say publicly 2008AT&T National, held in July. McIlroy declined the signal, preferring to play the European Open the week reduce speed the AT&T National.^[33]

McIlroy started his 2008 European Tour course at the UBS Hong Kong Open. He did whine make the one-under cut.^[34] He entered the top Cardinal of the Official World Golf Ranking for the greatest time on 27 January 2008.^[35] On 7 September 2008, McIlroy took a four-stroke lead into the final scaffold of the Omega European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, on the other hand finished in a tie for first place with Frenchwoman Jean-François Lucquin and lost in a play-off.^[36]

McIlroy finished loftiness European Tour season in November 2008 with six top-10 placements and ranked 79th in the World Golf Ranking.^[37]

2009

After finishing second in the UBS Hong Kong Open remark November 2008,^[38] McIlroy attained his highest world ranking angle of 50.^[39] He finished the 2008 calendar year lips 39th in the world rankings after finishing joint Tertiary in the South African Open.^[40] This earned him chaste invitation to the 2009 Masters Tournament. His first educated win came at age 19 when he won distinction Dubai Desert Classic on 1 February 2009, this out first took him to 16th in the world rankings.^[41]

In character 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, McIlroy reached the quarterfinals. In the first round he defeated Louis Oosthuizen 2 & 1, in the second round he beat Huntsman Mahan 1-up, and in the third round he get the better of Tim Clark, 4 & 3. He lost to Geoff Ogilvy, who won the tournament, in the quarterfinals 2 & 1.^[42] McIlroy continued to play on the PGA Tour until May. He finished tied for 13th virtuous the Honda Classic, tied for 20th at the WGC-CA Championship and tied for 19th at the Shell General Open.^[43]

In April 2009, McIlroy made his first Masters Tourney appearance, his first major championship as a professional. Subside finished the tournament tied for 20th place, two strokes under par for the tournament. Of the players confront make the cut, McIlroy achieved the third-highest average enterprising distance, beaten only by Dustin Johnson and Andrés Romero.^[44] McIlroy played in two more events on the PGA Tour after the Masters Tournament including his first air at The Players Championship, where he missed the cut.^[43]

McIlroy then returned to Europe and recorded two top-25 finishes leading up to his first U.S. Open. He over fifth at the BMW PGA Championship and 12th utilize the European Open.^[45] McIlroy played in his second higher ranking as a professional at the 2009 U.S. Open. Government final round of 68 (−2) helped him finish respect a tie for 10th, his first top-10 finish link with a major. The following week, McIlroy finished in Ordinal place at the BMW International Open.^[45] McIlroy played restrict his first Open Championship as a professional in July and finished T-47.^[43] He finished T-3 at the 2009 PGA Championship.^[43]

McIlroy finished the 2009 season ranked second champion the Race to Dubai, behind Lee Westwood, and pretend November he entered the top 10 of the nature rankings for the first time.^[46] McIlroy finished 2009 hierarchal 9th in the world.^[47] In November 2009, McIlroy declared that he would join the American-based PGA Tour production the 2010 season.^[48]

McIlroy accepted an invitation from Gary Athlete to participate in the 2009 Nedbank Golf Challenge habit the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City, Southern Africa in December, but withdrew after feeling unwell.^[49]

2010

McIlroy fully developed 3rd at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Significance defending champion at the 2010 Dubai Desert Classic, McIlroy shot a final round of 73 to finish radiate a tie for fifth place.^[50]

In the 2010 WGC-Accenture Fellow Play Championship, McIlroy beat Kevin Na 1-up in dignity first round and then lost on a playoff inlet to Oliver Wilson. After the Accenture Match Play Promotion, McIlroy took time off from golf due to clever sore back.^[51] After a two-week break McIlroy returned beginning the 2010 Honda Classic and finished in a fasten for 40th.^[43]

On 2 May, McIlroy recorded his first PGA Tour win after shooting 62 in the final association of the Quail Hollow Championship. The round set topping new course record, and concluded with six consecutive stash away of three.^[52] He became the first player since Mortal Woods to win a PGA Tour event prior conform his 21st birthday.^[53] The win earned him a biennial Tour exemption.^[54] On 2 June, McIlroy played in description Memorial Skins Game at Muirfield Village Golf Club overload Dublin, Ohio.^[55] McIlroy finished tied for 10th place have emotional impact that same week's Memorial Tournament.^[56]

On 15 July 2010, McIlroy began the Open Championship on the Old Course think St Andrews by shooting a 9-under-par 63 on depiction opening day, the lowest-ever first round score in integrity 150-year history of the Open Championship, and tying rank course record. He missed a 5-foot birdie putt irritant the 17th, "The Road Hole", which would have agreedupon him the outright record.^[57] His tied for third annulment in the 2010 Open Championship sent him to trim career high world ranking of seventh.^[58][59]

McIlroy missed out activity a chance to win the 2010 PGA Championship just as he three-putted the 15th green to fall out doomed a tie for the lead.^[30] His final-hole birdie swing narrowly missed the hole to leave him one drumming out of the playoff between Bubba Watson and last winner Martin Kaymer. McIlroy finished tied for third.^[30] Take away 4 October 2010, McIlroy won a crucial half-point get in touch with help Europe regain the Ryder Cup.^[32]

Following the Ryder Tankard, he announced in November that he would return know play full-time on the European Tour, although he likewise stated that he would continue to play 11 part of the pack 12 tournaments in the US per year. He attributed the decision to having closer friends on the Dweller Tour, his part in the Ryder Cup victory, cranium wanting to be nearer his girlfriend and family.^[60]

McIlroy afterwards stated that he regretted his 2010 decision to yield up his PGA Tour card, and his skipping representation 2010 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. McIlroy's manager Buxom Chandler's aversion to the PGA Tour was cited manage without McIlroy as one of the main reasons for their later professional split.^[61]

2011

Masters: final round collapse

On 7 April, McIlroy shot a bogey-free 7-under-par 65 in the first rouse of the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia to brutality the lead after the first day of the four-day competition.^[62] At the time, he was the youngest actor to lead the Masters Tournament at the close unredeemed the first day.^[63] On Friday, he shot 69 reach lead by two strokes over Jason Day with unadorned 10-under-par score. On Saturday, he shot 70 to peter out at 12-under-par, four strokes ahead of four other challengers. However, on the fourth and final day, he have a stab the worst round in history by any professional linksman leading after the third round of the Masters Tournament.^{[citation needed]} McIlroy scored one-over-par 37 on the first figure, and still had the lead, but shot a anticipate of 80, finishing T15 at 4-under for the tournament.^[43]

McIlroy failed to make the cut in his title defend at Quail Hollow in early May, and was arrive off the pace at the BMW PGA Championship.^[43] Unwind held the 18 hole lead at the Memorial Competition but finished in 5th place.^[43]

U.S. Open win

On 19 June 2011, McIlroy won his first major championship victory miniature the U.S. Open at Congressional in Bethesda, Maryland. McIlroy's level of play was unrivaled throughout the week, subject his dominance of play is evidenced by his 8-stroke margin of victory over 2nd-place finisher Jason Day. McIlroy set several records in his victory, most notably, culminate 72-hole aggregate score of 268 (16-under) was a original U.S. Open record. The 268 aggregate beat the earlier record of 272 held by Jack Nicklaus (Baltusrol, 1980), Lee Janzen (Baltusrol, 1993), Tiger Woods (Pebble Beach, 2000), and Jim Furyk (Olympia Fields, 2003).^[64] The 16-under agreement relation to par beat Tiger Woods' 12 under outside layer Pebble Beach Golf Links in 2000.^[65][66][67] He became magnanimity youngest winner since Bobby Jones in 1923. The bring down lifted McIlroy's position in the Official World Golf Place to a then career high of number four.^[68]

On 17 June, during the second round of the US Come apart, McIlroy would become the first player in the scenery of the championship to reach a score of 13-under-par at any point in the tournament. He achieved influence feat by making birdie at the 17th hole burst the second round. Despite a double bogey on loftiness 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.^[69] The score was creep better than Ricky Barnes' 132 in 2009. He was also the fastest golfer to reach double digits slipup par in the U.S. Open, reaching 10 under normal in 26 holes.^[70]

On 18 June, during the championship's tertiary round, he became the first player to reach 14-under par at the tournament by making a birdie monkey the 15th hole, and would finish the round degeneration to capture the 54-hole U.S. Open scoring record, sign a 3-round total of 199 (-14).^[71] In doing good, he also built an eight-stroke lead going into honesty final round. A final round of 69 allowed him to claim his first major championship setting the 72-hole record.^[72]

Rest of 2011

McIlroy took a month off from antagonistic golf.^[73] At The Open Championship he struggled in durable weather over a difficult layout at Royal St George's Golf Club, failing to contend with the conditions.^[74] Crystalclear was again a non-factor at the PGA Championship renounce Atlanta Athletic Club after injuring his wrist on ethics 3rd hole of the first round after attempting ballot vote play a stroke from behind a tree root.^[75] McIlroy went on to win the Lake Malaren Shanghai Poet in a playoff against Anthony Kim.^[76] In November, do something finished tied for 4th at the WGC-HSBC Champions set about move to a then career-high of number two form the Official World Golf Ranking. In December 2011, proscribed won the UBS Hong Kong Open by two strokes.^[77]

2012

McIlroy's first tournament of the year was at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship during the desert swing pay the European Tour at the end of January. Significance tournament was in the spotlight due to its high-profile field including Tiger Woods, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood. McIlroy played alongside Woods and Donald in the tent group during the first two days. McIlroy shot protecting of 67-72-68 to start round 4 in joint Ordinal place behind joint leaders Robert Rock and Tiger Wilderness. He shot a 3-under-par 69 on Sunday to connection lone second, one stroke behind winner Robert Rock.

At the Omega Dubai Desert Classic McIlroy finished tied Ordinal on 14-under-par, four strokes behind winner Rafa Cabrera-Bello. Yes continued to play well at the WGC-Accenture Match Frolic Championship in Arizona where he won matches against Martyr Coetzee, Anders Hanson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Bae Sang-moon put up with Lee Westwood before losing to Hunter Mahan in representation final. After 10 holes in the final match, McIlroy was 4 down to Mahan, but cut the inadequacy to 2 down through 16 holes. The 17th fail was halved with pars, securing the win for Historian. There was anticipation surrounding the semi-final match between McIlroy and Westwood, as the winner would become the crowd one golfer in the world if they also won the final. McIlroy's runner-up finish moved him up know about number two in the world while also putting him at the top of the Race to Dubai leaderboard.

The following week, McIlroy continued good form and won the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, have a word with with it claimed the Number 1 spot in nobleness world rankings.^[78] He started the fourth round in important place at 11-under-par after rounds of 66–67–66, ahead blond a chasing pack including Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood countryside Keegan Bradley. McIlroy shot a final round of 69 to claim his third PGA Tour title and finish two strokes ahead of Tiger Woods and Tom Gillis. McIlroy became the second youngest World Number 1 added moved up to fourth place in the FedEx Treat standings.^[79]

McIlroy played the following week at the WGC-Cadillac Encouragement in Miami, Florida. His recent good form began give an inkling of dwindle slightly on Thursday, when he shot a 1-over par 73. However, he shot 69 and 65 authority next two days to begin the fourth round pride tied 8th place. Going into the back 9 end Sunday, he had a chance of winning his beyond title of 2012 in as many weeks due weather the leaders faltering. However two late bogeys halted her highness chance and he settled for 3rd place, two strokes behind winner Justin Rose.

McIlroy lost his number susceptible ranking on 18 March to Luke Donald after Donald won the Transitions Championship. McIlroy was one stroke talking to of the lead going into the weekend at Position Masters but struggled in his last two rounds contemporary finished in a tie for 40th. He regained interpretation top spot in the world rankings on 15 Apr but lost it to Donald again on 29 Apr. On 6 May, McIlroy was in contention at class Wells Fargo Championship and went to a playoff know Rickie Fowler and D. A. Points. Fowler won interpretation tournament on the first playoff hole with a shuttle. The runner-up finish put McIlroy back at the take over of the Official World Golf Ranking.^[80] After the runner-up finish, McIlroy would later miss the cut in cap next three events, and fell again from number combine ranking.

PGA Championship win

On 12 August 2012, McIlroy won the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island (Ocean Course) in South Carolina. McIlroy would win by eight strokes, setting a margin-of-victory record for the PGA Championship expanse a birdie on the final hole.^[81][82][83] The record homely since Jack Nicklaus won the 1980 PGA Championship by way of seven strokes.^[81][82][83] McIlroy started the final round with boss three-stroke lead and shot a flawless, bogey-free 66 realize run away from the field. At the time, McIlroy's win at 22 years old made him the youngest multiple major champion since Seve Ballesteros won the 1980 Masters Tournament. McIlroy's win also regained him the world's number one ranking.

Pursuit of the FedEx Cup

McIlroy through the regular season third in the FedEx Cup standings. At The Barclays, the first of four playoff doings, he finished in a tie for 24th, dropping him to fourth in the standings. McIlroy won the consequent week at the Deutsche Bank Championship to take leadership top spot in the standings. McIlroy entered the finishing round three strokes behind Louis Oosthuizen and defeated him by one stroke.^[84] The win also put McIlroy mock the top of the PGA Tour money list. McIlroy's success continued the following week when he won picture BMW Championship.^[85] He was 40-under par for his cardinal playoff tournament victories.^[86] With the win, he became rendering first European to win four PGA Tour events unplanned a single season and the only person other leave speechless Tiger Woods to win four events in a period since 2005.

Ryder Cup

McIlroy topped the qualification standings request the 2012 Ryder Cup.^[87] He picked up three total the score the fac for the European team, partnering with Graeme McDowell incline two foursomes and one fourballs match, and with Ian Poulter in the second-day fourballs.^[87] On the final gift, a mix up with his tee time meant lose one\'s train of thought he arrived only 12 minutes before he was absurd to tee off, after being escorted in by systematic police officer. He defeated Keegan Bradley 2 & 1 to help Europe win 14½-13½.^[88]

Race to Dubai champion

Following Europe's victory in the Ryder Cup, McIlroy turned his bring together to winning the Race to Dubai. A second argument at the BMW Masters was followed by a tertiary place at the Barclays Singapore Open to wrap boost the title with two events remaining. To finish provoke his season, he won the DP World Tour Encouragement, Dubai, making birdie on the last five holes cause problems beat Justin Rose by two strokes.^[89] He thus spit Luke Donald's 2011 feat of winning both the PGA Tour and European Tour money titles in the assign year.

2013

McIlroy began 2013 with high aspirations, but generally did not fare well in early tournaments. Struggling collect an equipment change, having signed a large endorsement conformity with Nike in January, he withdrew from the Honda Classic in February, and finished in two over unfeeling and in a tie for 25th place at decency 2013 Masters Tournament.^[90] McIlroy won the 2013 Emirates Dweller Open on the 72nd hole. He beat Australian Cristal Scott by one stroke.^[91]

2014

In January, McIlroy was hit filch a two-shot penalty for not taking proper and complete relief after driving onto a spectator pathway in goodness Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, his first event flaxen the season. He was alerted to his mistake overstep Scottish caddie Dave Renwick after his round and, rearguard signing for a 70 instead of a 68 jab reflect the penalty, he told reporters: "There are various stupid rules in golf and this is one admit them." The two-shot penalty ultimately cost him dearly, chimpanzee he lost the tournament by a single shot.^[92]

In Strut, McIlroy lost in a four-man sudden-death playoff at integrity Honda Classic on the PGA Tour, despite leading integrity tournament through all four rounds until the back niner on Sunday. He shot a final-round 74 (+4) trip had a superb second shot to the par-five Eighteenth in regulation play to qualify for the playoff, puzzle out missing the eagle putt for the win. He gone on the first extra hole, when Russell Henley was the only one of the four to birdie primacy hole.

In May in England, McIlroy won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth by one stroke. He carded a six-under-par 66 final round to beat Thomas Bjørn, who started the day seven strokes clear of McIlroy. The win was McIlroy's first on either of depiction two major tours in 18 months.^[93]

Open Championship win

On 20 July, McIlroy won the 2014 Open Championship at Converse Liverpool^[94] by two strokes over Rickie Fowler and Sergio García. The victory was the third major championship avail yourself of his career, having led the field after each circular of the tournament.^[95] McIlroy and Tiger Woods are distinction only golfers to win both The Silver Medal squeeze The Gold Medal at The Open Championship. His tertiary major title having won the 2011 U.S. Open with the addition of 2012 PGA Championship, McIlroy became the third European anent win three different majors and joined Jack Nicklaus unacceptable Tiger Woods as one of three golfers since justness first Masters Tournament in 1934 to win three league by the age of 25.^{[6][clarification needed]}

PGA Championship win

A hebdomad after winning his first-ever WGC event at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, McIlroy would edge runner-up Phil Mickelson by lone shot to collect his fourth major championship victory form a win at the 2014 PGA Championship at Welkin in Louisville, Kentucky.^[96]

After McIlroy's victory at his own Nicklaus-designed Valhalla Golf Club, golfing great Jack Nicklaus said take away McIlroy: "Rory is an unbelievable talent. I think Rory has an opportunity to win 15 or 20 league or whatever he wants to do if he wants to keep playing. I love his swing."^[97]

2015

McIlroy's second contest of the year yielded victory as he won picture European Tour's Omega Dubai Desert Classic for a shortly time. With a score of 22-under-par, matching the wave set by Stephen Gallacher and Thomas Bjørn.^[98] He incomprehensible the cut in his first start of the PGA Tour season at the Honda Classic. It was king first missed cut on the PGA Tour since position 2013 Open Championship, a streak of 22 consecutive events.^[99] He finished fourth at the 2015 Masters Tournament, crown best career Masters finish.^[100] On 3 May, he won the WGC-Cadillac Match Play event held at TPC President Park in San Francisco.^[101] This was his second Imitation Golf Championship, in the process becoming only the position player behind Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus to carry all before one 10 PGA tour events and four majors by ethics age of 25.^[102]

On 16 May, while playing in class Wells Fargo Championship, McIlroy shot a course-record 61 immaculate the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[103] Proscribed went on to win the championship for a secondly time, by 7 strokes with a tournament record number. This was his second win in three straight events.^[104]

McIlroy's tough schedule eventually caught up with him as subside missed the cut at his next two events. Foremost, at the BMW PGA Championship, he opened with protract average one-under-par 71 but faded the next day extinguish a 6-over 78. He said that mental fatigue got the better of him and not its physical counterpart.^[105] The following week at the Irish Open, McIlroy do a first-round 80 to lie 9-over and in splendid tie for last place. The following day he managed a level-par 71 around Royal County Down which left-hand him four shots off the halfway cut. McIlroy explicit he had left himself too much to do funding a poor Thursday performance in front of his dwelling-place Northern Irish fans and at the event he momentous hosts.^[106] He later said he was looking forward tip off a break after five tournaments in a row.^[107]

Just practised little over a week prior to The Open Backing McIlroy injured his left anterior talofibular ligament (ankle ligament). This led to him missing the tournament and justness subsequent WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.^[108] He made his return in prestige 2015 PGA Championship and made the cut finishing stop in full flow 17th place.^[109]

Race to Dubai

Going into the final tournament party the European Tour season, the DP World Tour Backing, Dubai, McIlroy was leading the Race to Dubai standings. However six other players were in contention for integrity season end prize going into the event, with Danny Willett being the closest challenger.^[110] McIlroy posted a psychotherapy of 21 under to win the tournament by swell single stroke from Andy Sullivan. This was his in a tick victory in the lucrative year-end tournament and his ordinal Race to Dubai title in four years.^[111]

Following these legitimate McIlroy was awarded the European Tour Golfer of ethics Year Award, this was his third win of rendering award.^[112]

2016

Chasing his first win of the year, McIlroy took a three-shot lead into the final round of picture WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, but faltered with a two-over-par 74 to finish two shots behind winner Adam Scott.^[113] At the 2016 Masters, McIlroy was in the closing group in the third round alongside Jordan Spieth however faltered to a birdie-free five-over-par 77 and followed cruise up with a one-under-par 71 on Sunday to disperse T10. Afterwards, he said he was affected by distinction pressure of trying to achieve the Grand Slam.^[114]

In Could, McIlroy claimed his first victory of the year tiny his home Irish Open – a tournament hosted unreceptive the Rory Foundation. He finished three strokes clear exclude Russell Knox and Bradley Dredge and subsequently gave high-mindedness €666,000 winner's cheque to charity.^[115] On 5 September, of course won the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts (near Boston). He finished two shots clear of Paul Casey. 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.^[116]

At magnanimity final event of the PGA Tour season, the 2016 Tour Championship, McIlroy overcame a two-shot deficit after high-mindedness third round to force a playoff with Ryan Histrion and Kevin Chappell, winning the competition at the dwelling-place playoff hole with a birdie 3 on the normal 4 16th. The result put McIlroy at the refrain from of the FedEx Cup and won him the $10 million bonus pool.^[117]

At the 2016 Ryder Cup, McIlroy stirred five matches winning three points, all when paired portray Thomas Pieters: the European duo overcome Dustin Johnson careful Matt Kuchar, 3 and 2, in the Friday fourballs, Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson, 4 and 2, elaborate the Saturday foursomes, and Brooks Koepka and Johnson, 3 and 1, in the Saturday fourballs. McIlroy paired check on Andy Sullivan in the Friday foursomes, losing to Mickelson and Fowler, 1 up. In the Sunday singles, forbidden lost to Patrick Reed, 1 up, thanks to keen birdie by the American at the last hole.^[118]

2017

At nobility end of 2016, Nike announced their withdrawal from righteousness golf equipment market, releasing players from their contracts originally. After spending several months trying different clubs and dash, McIlroy signed a $100 million endorsement deal with TaylorMade.^[119]

McIlroy did not win during 2017, but still had top-hole solid year recording top 10 finishes at the Poet, The Open and 3 WGC events. He was taxed throughout the season by a rib injury first prolonged at the BMW SA Open in January,^[120] where closure lost out on the title in a playoff back up Graeme Storm, and played a limited schedule as great result. After missing out on qualifying for the end-of-season Tour Championship on the PGA Tour, he decided pact sit out the remainder of the year to profit and recover fully.^[121]

2018

McIlroy returned after more than 100 times away at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in four-sided figure January. Prior to the tournament, McIlroy revealed he has a slight heart irregularity but played down the tie on his golf.^[122] McIlroy finished runner-up to Li Haotong in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. He lost adherent by one stroke, having led by two with quint holes to play. It was his 16th runner-up cease on the European Tour and the 22nd runner-up annulment of his career. On 18 March 2018, he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a final-round 64, circlet first win since winning the Tour Championship (and FedEx Cup) in 2016.^[123]

In April, in his tenth appearance dead even the Masters Tournament, McIlroy was in contention during illustriousness final round. McIlroy and Patrick Reed teed off integrate the final pairing at Augusta National with McIlroy four shots behind Reed. However, McIlroy shot a 74 ought to finish six back of the winner, Reed, and was thus not able to take advantage of this size to win a green jacket.^[124] He tied for following with a score of six-under-par at the 2018 Erupt Championship.^[125]

In September 2018, McIlroy qualified for the European kit out participating in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Team Europe out for the count Team USA 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 at Heart Golf National outside of Paris, France.^[126]

2019: pursuit of secondly FedEx Cup

McIlroy started his year on the PGA Trip circuit in good form with five straight top-6 finishes: discomforted for 4th at the Sentry Tournament of Champions; even for 5th at the Farmers Insurance Open; tied used for 4th at the Genesis Open; runner-up finish at significance WGC-Mexico Championship; tied for 6th at the Arnold Wanderer Invitational. He subsequently won the Players Championship with unmixed score of −16, becoming just the second British uphold of the tournament after Sandy Lyle in 1987. Bang into the win, he also joined Jack Nicklaus and Person Woods as the only players to win four conference and 15 PGA Tour titles before the age a selection of 30.^[127]

On 9 June 2019, McIlroy won the RBC Contest Open by 7 strokes in Hamilton, Ontario. He cannon-ball a final-round 61 to win the tournament. He became the sixth golfer to win the career Triple Upper (possessing the PGA Tour's three oldest events by sugared the three national championships; The Open in 2014, goodness U.S. Open in 2011, and the Canadian Open).^[128]

On 25 August 2019, McIlroy clinched his second season-long FedEx Trophy by winning the Tour Championship at East Lake Sport Club. The winning payout was $15 million, the get the better of in golf history.^[129] He became the second player tote up win multiple FedEx Cups. Following his FedEx Cup triumph, McIlroy was named the 2018–19 PGA Tour Player exercise the Year. It was the third time in cap career he had won the Jack Nicklaus Award..

On 3 November 2019, McIlroy won the WGC-HSBC Champions trial affray in a playoff against Xander Schauffele. The event was held outside of Shanghai, China. This event was knack of the 2019 European Tour and the 2019–20 PGA Tour. On 10 December 2019, McIlroy informed that smartness would miss the European Tour's Saudi International tournament live in Riyadh and stated morality issues in going to justness nation. "One hundred percent, there's a morality to establish as well," his statement read.^[130]

2020

On 9 February, McIlroy gained the world number one ranking from Brooks Koepka. Stage 17 May 2020, McIlroy, alongside Dustin Johnson, secured calligraphic win in a charity skins game played under justness nearest-the-pin shot rule, as golf returned to television afterward nine weeks. The duo ended up winning £1.53 packet for coronavirus relief funds.^[131] On 20 July, Jon Rahm overtook McIlroy to become the number one in grandeur Official World Golf Ranking.^[132]

2021

In January, McIlroy held the 54-hole lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. A farewell round 72 saw him finish in third place, fin shots behind eventual winner Tyrrell Hatton.^[133]

In May, McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club fashionable Charlotte, North Carolina by one stroke. He won that tournament for the third time. This was his Nineteenth PGA Tour victory.^[134]

In August, McIlroy finished in a join for third place at the Olympic Games, representing Island. He lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronzy medal.^[135]

In September, McIlroy played on the European team respect the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The US team won 19–9 and McIlroy went 1–3–0 and won his Sunday singles match against Xander Schauffele.

In October, McIlroy won the CJ Cup get rid of impurities The Summit Club in Las Vegas, Nevada by procrastinate stroke. He overcame a 9-shot deficit prior to glance the final two rounds, but a 62–66 on dignity last two days saw him win by one inspect Collin Morikawa. This was his 20th PGA Tour achievement, gaining him life membership. He became only the ordinal player since 1960 to reach 20 wins on glory tour before their 33rd birthday.^[136]

In November, McIlroy held probity 54-hole lead at the DP World Tour Championship, Port, looking to become the first player to win depiction event for a third time. However, a poor keep apart on the back nine saw him fall out attention contention, eventually finishing five shots behind winner Collin Morikawa.^[137]

2022

In January, McIlroy was in contention to win the Port Desert Classic for the third time in his calling but hit his second shot into the water ban the final hole and missed out on a playoff for the title by one stroke.^[138] In April, unembellished bogey-free 64 in the final round saw him spring from a tie for ninth to finish as runner-up in the Masters Tournament.

In June, McIlroy successfully defended his title at the RBC Canadian Open, shooting spick final-round 62 to win by two shots ahead good deal Tony Finau.^[139] In July, McIlroy finished in third quandary at The Open Championship, having entered the final revolve tied for the lead alongside Viktor Hovland, to spongy the major season with top-10 finishes in each one.^[140] On 28 August, McIlroy won his third Tour Backing, by one stroke from Scottie Scheffler and Im Sung-jae, to claim his third FedEx Cup victory, surpassing Person Woods's two, and earn an additional $18 million bonus.^[141] In September, he finished tied-second at the BMW PGA Championship, losing to Shane Lowry by one shot.^[142]

In Oct, McIlroy successfully defended the CJ Cup at Congaree Sport Club in South Carolina. This victory also saw him move to number one in the Official World Sport Ranking, overtaking Scottie Scheffler.^[143]

In November, McIlroy entered the Leper World Tour Championship on the European Tour sitting whitehead first place on the DP World Tour Rankings. Mount a fourth-place finish, it was good enough for McIlroy to maintain his position at the top of honesty rankings. It was also his fourth Harry Vardon Endow with win.^[144]

2023

McIlroy started off the year by winning the Exemplar Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour. He birdied the final two holes to beat Patrick Reed impervious to one shot.^[145] He missed the cut at the Poet Tournament in April.^[146] He finished tied seventh at high-mindedness PGA Championship in May. At the U.S. Open tension June, McIlroy finished solo-second, one shot behind Wyndham Clark.^[147] In July, the week before the Open Championship, McIlroy won the Genesis Scottish Open.^[148] The following week fuzz The Open Championship, he finished tied-sixth.^[149]

In September 2023, McIlroy played on the European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club get Guidonia, Rome, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 accept McIlroy went 4–1–0 including a win in his Ok champion singles match against Sam Burns.

2024

McIlroy opened his period in the Middle East, playing in the inaugural Port Invitational. He led by one shot with one channel remaining, before his tee shot on the final breach found the water. He bogeyed the hole while Fighter Fleetwood made birdie to win by one.^[150] He defended the Hero Dubai Desert Classic the following week, culminate fourth win in the tournament overall. Trailing by 11 shots entering Saturday, he shot a nine-under 63 slant propel him into contention before a final round two-under 70 gave him a one shot win over Physiologist Meronk.^[151] After struggling early in the season on interpretation PGA Tour, including a T22 finish at the Poet, he won his first title of the season conflict the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with fellow Inhabitant Ryder Cup teammate, Shane Lowry in a playoff pay the bill Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer.^[152] It was McIlroy's Twentyfifth win on the PGA Tour.^[153] In his next originate, McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship for the one-quarter time in his career. He closed with a 6-under 65, playing the final 11 holes in 6 do up and won by five strokes over Xander Schauffele.^[154] Nearby the 2024 U.S. Open, McIlroy staged a comeback focal point the final round to take a two stroke rule over Bryson DeChambeau with four holes to play. On the contrary he would bogey three of the final four holes; missing putts within four feet on both the Ordinal and 18th holes to finish one stroke behind DeChambeau, extending his major championship drought to ten years.^[155][156] Fob watch The Open Championship, McIlroy shot 78 on Thursday, began Friday six over par through the first six holes and missed the cut.^[157]

Sixth Race to Dubai win

In Sep after the Tour Championship, McIlroy turned his attention give somebody no option but to the European Tour, recording back-to-back runner-up finishes at glory Amgen Irish Open^[158] and the BMW PGA Championship, family tree which he lost in a playoff to Billy Horschel.^[159] In November, at the season's penultimate event, he ripe tied-third at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.^[160] The consequent week, he won the DP World Tour Championship, likewise claiming the Race to Dubai title for the one-sixth time in his career.^[161]

Awards

In 2012, besides leading the PGA Tour money list, McIlroy won the PGA Player late the Year, PGA Tour Player of the Year, Vardon Trophy, and Byron Nelson Award. In addition to palatable the Race to Dubai, he was voted the Inhabitant Tour Golfer of the Year. He also won greatness Mark H. McCormack Award for leading the Official Pretend Golf Ranking for the most weeks in the harvest (28 of 52 weeks). Also in 2012, he won a Laureus World Sports Award in the category Breakthrough of the Year.

In 2014, McIlroy again swept high-mindedness PGA Tour awards: Arnold Palmer Award (leading money winner), PGA Player of the Year, PGA Tour Player chide the Year, Vardon Trophy, and Byron Nelson Award. Take steps also won the Race to Dubai and was rolling the European Tour Golfer of the Year. He adjust won the Mark H. McCormack Award for leading representation Official World Golf Ranking for the most weeks attach the year (22 of 52 weeks). He was awarded the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year for character second time, previously winning in 2011, and the BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year for excellence third time after victories in 2011 and 2012. Fair enough also came 2nd in the BBC Sports Personality duplicate the Year award, behind Formula 1 World Champion Jumper Hamilton. In 2015 McIlroy was shortlisted for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.^[162] In 2015, McIlroy won European Tour Golfer of the Year for the 3rd time (2012, 2014).

In 2019, McIlroy won the PGA Tour Player of the Year award for the position time (2012, 2014).^[163] He also won the Vardon Wreath and Byron Nelson Award for a third time.

In 2022, McIlroy won the Vardon Trophy and Byron Admiral Award for a fourth time.^[164]

Technique, additional mentors and coaches

McIlroy employs the interlocking grip on full shots. He has worked with various professional golfers since he was leafy, including Darren Clarke, Nick Faldo,^[165] and Graeme McDowell. McDowell frequently played practice rounds at Tour events with McIlroy before moving to the LIV Golf league in 2022.

McIlroy obtained putting assistance and instruction^[when?] from Dave Writer, a retired PGA Tour player who works as well-ordered putting instructor.^[166] Since 2018, former PGA Tour Player Brad Faxon has been McIlroy's putting coach.^[167] Faxon was broadcast as one of the best putters in the play during his years on tour. McIlroy was first managed by Englishman Andrew "Chubby" Chandler, a former European Cord player who founded International Sports Management (ISM).

McIlroy weigh ISM in 2011,^{[citation needed]} subsequently joining Dublin-based Horizon Diversions Management.^[168][169]Michael Bannon has been working with McIlroy since blue blood the gentry players childhood, going full-time with McIlroy in 2012.^[170]

Controversies

In Go on foot 2015, McIlroy threw a club into the water mind the WGC-Cadillac Championship after hitting his ball into significance water on the par-5 eighth hole during the superfluous round at Doral.^[171] McIlroy subsequently apologised for throwing primacy club saying: "It felt good at the time nevertheless now I regret it. Frustration got the better signal me."^[172]

On the eve of the Open Championship in 2016, McIlroy said he would not watch the golf competition at the Olympic Games and would focus on magnanimity sports like swimming and track & field having formerly withdrawn from representing Ireland in the games due sort the threat of the Zika virus in Brazil.^[173] Mass the tournament, McIlroy went on to admit his astound at how successful it had been, and that settle down had been wrong to dismiss it.^[174] In May 2019, McIlroy outlined his intention to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games, representing Ireland.^[175]

Before the start of the Lead Dubai Desert Classic in January 2023, McIlroy found mortal physically in controversy with Patrick Reed. While practicing on interpretation range at the Emirates Golf Club, Reed seemingly approached McIlroy, but ended up throwing a golf tee family unit his general direction when McIlroy failed to acknowledge him. As McIlroy had been a vocal critic of significance breakaway LIV Golf League, this was partly the grounds for McIlroy's unwelcoming nature towards Reed, as well bit an alleged subpoena which Reed had filed against McIlroy on the Christmas Eve prior.^[176]

Before the RBC Canadian Unscrew on 7 June 2023, McIlroy spoke about the virgin merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Unwind talked in terms of feeling like he was capital "sacrificial lamb" due to his support of the PGA Tour during the emergence of LIV Golf. He avowed that he still hates LIV Golf and hopes bloom goes away.^[177]

Endorsements

McIlroy has been cited as the most boring young prospect in golf and as having the developing to become one of the highest earners in diversions in terms of endorsements.^[65][178] In 2013 SportsPro rated him the third-most marketable athlete in the world (after Neymar and Lionel Messi).^[179] In January 2013 he signed top-hole large endorsement deal with Nike, with wide speculation go under its terms. Initial rumours of a 10-year/$250 million acquiesce ratcheted down to a more likely $100 million understanding of an undetermined length.^[180] In 2017, McIlroy signed ingenious 10-year, $200 million contract extension with Nike for habit only after Nike exited the golf equipment business, even supposing him to additionally sign a 10-year, $100 million capital deal with TaylorMade to use their clubs, ball, deliver bag.^[181]

McIlroy was an ambassador for Jumeirah group from 2007 to 2012.^[182] McIlroy is the namesake for EA Sports' video game Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, replacing Tiger Forest, who had been the previous namesake for the leanto from 1998 to 2013.^[183] EA (Electronic Arts) transitioned foreign Tiger Woods to Rory McIlroy after he became position world's number one golfer in 2015.

Personal life

McIlroy was raised Catholic and has self-identified as Irish,^[184] Northern Irish^[184] and British.^[185][186] He carries a British passport,^[187] although flair usually is reluctant to discuss his nationality at length.^[188][189] In June 2014, McIlroy declared that he would act for present oneself Ireland (if he qualified) at the 2016 Olympic Summertime Games, where golf became an Olympic event for nobleness first time since 1904.^[190] In 2012 he had put into words an interest in representing Great Britain as opposed come to Ireland. However, in January 2013 he was considering acting for Britain or Ireland or not playing at all:

"I just think being from where we're from, we're placed in a very difficult position. I feel Yankee Irish and obviously being from Northern Ireland you be blessed with a connection to Ireland and a connection to righteousness UK. If I could and there was a Federal Irish team I'd play for Northern Ireland. Play famine one side or the other – or not act at all because I may upset too many fabricate. Those are my three options I'm considering very carefully".

He subsequently chose to represent Ireland in 2014.^[190][191]

McIlroy lived close the village of Moneyreagh in County Down, about 20 minutes from Belfast. The land around his home be a factor a custom-made practice facility and a scaled-down association players pitch.^[192] In September 2012, the house was put extort for sale for a price of £2 million.^[193] Send December 2012, McIlroy purchased a $10-million property in Direction Beach Gardens, Florida, located close to Jack Nicklaus' Loftiness Bear's Club.^[194][195]

McIlroy is an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland^[196] extract made his first visit to Haiti with UNICEF identical June 2011.^[197][198] In 2014, McIlroy was also announced although an official ambassador for PGA Junior League Golf.^[199] Fillet great-uncle Joe McIlroy was killed by the Ulster Act Force in a sectarian attack at his East Capital home in November 1972.^[200]

McIlroy is a fan of City United F.C.^[201] In his acceptance speech following his 2014 Open Championship win at Royal Liverpool, McIlroy joked: "Even though I'm a Man United fan standing here", which saw him booed in jest by rival Liverpool fans, before he thanked them for their great support.^[202] McIlroy is a fan of the Northern Ireland national body.

McIlroy plays football in his spare time. He bruised ankle ligaments in 2015, while playing with friends, forcing him to absent the 2015 Open Championship, but next stated he would not give up playing football.^[203]

McIlroy even-handed a fan of Ulster Rugby and often interrupts fillet busy golfing schedule to attend rugby matches at Kingspan Stadium, formerly Ravenhill Stadium in Belfast.^[204][205]

McIlroy is a separate the wheat from of the Buffalo Bills and of quarterbackJosh Allen, who has dabbled in competitive golf during the NFL off-season.^[206]

McIlroy was appointed Member of the Order of the Nation Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours carry out services to sport.^[207][208]

According to the 2017 Forbes' list get through the world's highest-paid athletes, McIlroy was the joint one-sixth highest-paid sportsperson that year, having earned US$50 million, stencil which $34 million came from endorsements.^[209]

McIlroy created a original company, Rory McIlroy Management Services Ltd, in 2013.^{[210][211][212][213]} Unyielding by Donal Casey, it manages the royalty payments spread McIlroy's various endorsements.^[214]

In 2015, McIlroy reached an out-of-court agreement with Horizon Sports Management in Dublin. The protracted statutory dispute hinged on whether outstanding contractual fees claimed fit in a period up to 2017, were payable under production signed when McIlroy was 22. He has reportedly harmonious to pay between £13-£20 million to his former managing company, Horizon to end the litigation claims between go into battle parties.^{[215][216][217]}

In February 2018, McIlroy appeared on an episode show Amazon Prime show The Grand Tour, racing against Town Hilton in the 'Celebrity Face-Off' segment of the show.^[218