AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) — Rory McIlroy joined more elite company Sunday, April 12, at the Masters when he pulled away with a pair of birdies around Amen Corner and, as usual, saved a little drama for the end before taking his place in Augusta National history as only the fourth back-to-back...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — That one-man show at the Masters gave way to a wide-open chase for the green jacket with a stunning turn of events that forced Rory McIlroy to remind himself where he was at the end of Saturday, April 11, instead of where he started. The six-shot lead was gone in 11...
AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) — The only thing that stopped Rory McIlroy in the Masters was running out of holes to play Friday, April 10. McIlroy stood on the 12th tee in a tie with Patrick Reed and with a dozen other players bunched together in what was shaping up to be a compelling chase for the green...
AUGUSTA, Georgia. (AP) — Rory McIlroy began his title defense in the Masters with a tee shot that rolled next to a spectator 's seat. Another one was in the trees. His tee shot on the seventh hole went into the 17th fairway. The prevailing thought was not concern, not the slightest bit of...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — In his 17th appearance in the Masters, Rory McIlroy finally won the green jacket and reached what he figured would be the pinnacle of his golf career. He has the career Grand Slam. He has an invitation to play in the Masters for as long as he wants. The 18th trip might be...
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (AP) — J.J. Spaun is still new enough to the U.S. Open, and a newcomer to the brute that is Oakmont, that he was prepared for anything Thursday, June 12. He wound up with a clean card and a one-shot lead on an opening day that delivered just about everything. Scottie...
AVONDALE (AP) — Rory McIlroy, playing for the first time since winning the Masters, teamed with Shane Lowry to shoot an 8-under 64 in better-play Thursday, April 24, in the Zurich Classic, leaving the Irish defending champions six shots behind leaders Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Vetlo. Rory McIlroy,...
AUGUSTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday, April 13, to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam. Rory...
AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s fragile mental state got a big boost when he left Augusta National on Thursday night, April 10, shortly after a pair of late double bogeys had cast a pall on an otherwise brilliant round, in time to put his 4-year-old daughter, Poppy, to bed. Rory McIlroy,...
HOUSTON (AP) — Scottie Scheffler opened with two straight birdies and was on his way Friday in the Houston Open, tying the Memorial Park record with an 8-under 62 for a one-shot lead when the second round was halted by darkness after a two-hour storm delay Friday, March 28. Scottie Scheffler (AP)...
HOUSTON (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy wanted a final tune-up before the Masters and spent parts of the Thursday, March 27, at the Houston Open under an umbrella in wind and rain that prevented anyone from getting too far away. Scottie Scheffler watches his tee shot on the 18th hole...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) — Rory McIlroy winning The Players Championship gave him so much of what he doesn't need. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (AP) The $4.5 million prize is the largest for any tournament in the world. It pushed McIlroy's career earnings on the PGA Tour alone to just...
