Rory McIlroy says he is “excited” to take a break before July’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. The 36-year-old finished in a tie for sixth at the Travelers Championship at the weekend and will not be in action until the Scottish Open on 10-13 July, one week before the season’s final major returns to Portrush....
Northern Ireland’s McIlroy will return to the Travelers Championship after skipping the 2024 event to “lick my wounds”, having just missed out on winning the US Open at Pinehurst. McIlroy arrives in Connecticut off the back off a difficult week at this year’s major at Oakmont, where he was visibly frustrated by his game as...
The tours, though, would struggle to impose mandatory interviews because they are organisations effectively run by the players themselves. Not so the majors. Augusta National, the PGA of America, USGA and R&A – who are responsible for the Masters, US PGA, US Open and The Open respectively – might, and probably should, consider making such...
Rory McIlroy says he is looking forward to climbing “another mountain” by winning an Open Championship on home soil after ending a frustrating US Open on a positive note. The Northern Irishman has struggled since his career Grand Slam-clinching victory at the Masters in April, but carded an encouraging three-under 67 to close out his...
McIlroy said he has felt “a little bit flat on the golf course” since his Masters triumph in April, which saw him complete a career Grand Slam. Naturally, he is keen to achieve further success, but knew from his slow start to Friday’s second round that any chance of collecting a second major of the...
A frustrated Rory McIlroy takes out his anger on his club on the 12th and 17th holes during the the second day of the US Open. McIlroy finished the day on +6 to make the cut for the next round. READ MORE: Burns leads as Scheffler and McIlroy make US Open cut Available to UK...
Last time the US Open was held here in 2016, only four players broke par and in 2007, the winning score by Angel Cabrera was at five over. While not quite that penal yet, this tournament does look like living up to its self-proclaimed billing as “the toughest test in golf”. There were more than...
Northamptonshire’s lead bowling coach Rory Kleinveldt will leave the club next month to become head coach of Western Province in his native South Africa. The 42-year-old made 109 appearances as a player for the Steelbacks, taking 217 wickets in total and helping them win the T20 Blast in 2016. The former seamer, who played four...
McIlroy added he “certainly can’t relax” this week at Oakmont, where he missed the cut when the challenging Pittsburgh layout last staged the US Open in 2016. He also failed to make the weekend in 2017 and 2018, but has since posted six consecutive top-10 finishes and has been runner-up the past two years. “I...
Lowry and McIlroy played nine holes together on Wednesday morning to prepare for the start of the tournament on Thursday. They have been paired together for the opening two rounds at Oakmont, along with fellow European Ryder Cup player, and former US Open Champion Justin Rose. “We are also practicing with each other again tomorrow...
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy says he is “concerned” by his form heading into the US Open next week after struggling with driver issues at the Canadian Open. The 36-year-old missed the cut at the Canadian Open on Friday, finishing nine over par and 149th in a 153-man field. The Masters champion shot an eight-over-par 78...
Rory McIlroy carded a woeful eight-over-par 78 as he missed the cut at the Canadian Open. It is the first time the Northern Irishman has failed to make the weekend in a tournament since the Open Championship last July. The Masters champion, who won this event in 2019 and 2022, ended his second round at...
Rory McIlroy was off the pace at the Canadian Open as he carded a one-over-par 71 in the first round. The Northern Irishman hit three birdies but four bogeys in Ontario to trail clubhouse leader Thorbjorn Olesen by 10 shots. Dane Olesen’s nine-under-par round of 61 included an eagle, eight birdies and a bogey. McIlroy...
McIlroy returns to action at TPC Toronto this week, after skipping the Charles Schwab Challenge and Memorial Tournament, as he ramps up his preparations for next week’s US Open. Having realised his lifelong ambition by clinching the career Grand Slam at the Masters in April, he finished joint seventh at the Truist Championship before a...
McIlroy joined 18-time major champion Nicklaus as part of an elite group of six players who have completed a career grand slam of all four major tournaments by winning The Masters at Augusta in April. The world number two subsequently tied for 47th place at the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow and is set...