Rory McIlroy will play the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club as part of his preparations for the Open Championship in his native Northern Ireland this summer. The Masters champion will aim to win a second Open title at Royal Portrush from 17-20 July. The Scottish Open is the final event before golf’s fourth and...
Ever since McIlroy claimed the fourth major of his career – almost 11 years ago – there has been fervent discussion about his chances of winning the Masters to secure a rare ‘career Grand Slam’. Only five men have completed the full collection of Masters, US PGA Championship, the Open Championship and US Open titles...
First he must celebrate this win. It was achieved without his very best golf. It would be an exaggeration to say he won it ugly, but he did it with a largely errant driver and was able to put himself in contention in a way that was beyond golf’s other leading lights. Sawgrass is a...