America’s Justin Thomas has a two shot-lead over Kim Si-woo after the second round of the RBC Heritage. Thomas shot a course-record 10-under-par 61 in his opening round at the Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina. The 31-year-old followed it up with a two-under round of 69, featuring four birdies and two bogeys, to...
Rory McIlroy has arrived back in Northern Ireland after his recent Masters title win at Augusta. A private jet touched down at George Best Belfast City Airport on Friday, as reported by Belfast Telegraph. McIlroy, completed the Grand Slam in golf on Sunday, winning the Masters in dramatic fashion in a play-off at Augusta. His...
Justin Thomas equalled the course record to take a three-shot lead after the opening round at the RBC Heritage. Thomas made 11 birdies in a 10-under-par 61 at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina. The 31-year-old American, who is seeking his first victory since winning his second major at the 2022 US PGA Championship,...
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim wants Rory McIlroy to bring a winning feeling to Old Trafford following his Masters golf triumph. United supporter McIlroy said after he won a career grand slam at Augusta National that he would take his Green Jacket to the stadium “if it can inspire some better play”. The Red Devils...
A mixed-team golf event will be held at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles following approval by the International Olympic Committee executive board. Organisers have said it will contested as 36-hole competition across two 18-hole rounds – foursomes and fourball – with a maximum of one team per country. Teams will be comprised of one...
Following the Zurich Classic two-man event in New Orleans, McIlroy will only have a three-week wait before the season’s second major, the US PGA Championship, which will take place at a Quail Hollow venue where he has already triumphed on four occasions. And after ending his 11-year major drought amid an extraordinary finale in Georgia,...
Northern Ireland’s McIlroy beat England’s Justin Rose in a sudden-death play-off, after a dramatic final round that saw him blow a four-shot lead at one stage and miss a par putt on the 18th to win in regulation. “If you watched Rory, he was very locked into his own world. It’s just you and the...
Graeme McDowell says “it could be incredible what Rory McIlroy will achieve in the sport” following his dramatic career Grand Slam-clinching Masters triumph. McDowell, the 2010 US Open champion, said he was among the millions of TV viewers who “lived every shot with him” during Sunday’s rollercoaster of a final round at Augusta as he...
A piece of golfing history is not all Rory McIlroy will receive for his triumph at Augusta National. Read full article at source...
Hurt. Pride. Optimisim. Justin Rose’s three takeaways from last week’s stunning Masters performance, where he was beaten by Grand Slam-winning Rory McIlory in a play-off, are ones that he feels will propel him to greater heights in the game. Hurt because he’s a professional and nobody likes losing. Pride in the way he finished the...
Masters champion Rory McIlroy inspects his Green Jacket after completing the career Grand Slam with victory at Augusta National Read full article at source...
McIlroy came out on top after a dramatic final day which saw him regroup from missing a putt which would have secured victory on the 18th to beat Rose in a sudden-death play-off. “When I hit the ball in the water on 13 I had a look at the board and I saw I was...
Rory McIlroy calls winning his first Masters title and completing the career Grand Slam “a dream come true”. And after waiting so long to complete that Grand Slam, he began his media conference with a question of his own. READ MORE: McIlroy beats Rose in Masters play-off to seal career Grand Slam Read full article...
From his amateur triumphs, like winning the Irish Amateur Close Championship at 15 and earning a silver medal at the 2007 Open as a teenager – to his first professional victory in 2009, Rory welcomed me and BBC Northern Ireland into his world. He often told me how much it meant to share his journey...
Mark Simpson BBC News NI community correspondent Reporting fromHolywood Golf Club PA Media Holywood made a lot of noise on Sunday night Not even the early closure of the bar could spoil the party at Rory McIlroy’s hometown golf club after his long-awaited Masters victory. The last pints of beer and glasses of wine were...