DUBAI (AFP) -- After dropping a bombshell this week that he was resigning as the player director of the PGA Tour’s policy board, Rory McIlroy will aim to win a third DP World Tour Championship, which starts at the Earth course of Jumeirah Golf Estates from Thursday, Nov. 16. Northern Irish Rory...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy has resigned from the PGA Tour's board after admitting he had grown disenchanted with the role during the tour's acrimonious battle with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Golf star Rory McIlroy (AFP) PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and board chairman Edward Herlihy said in...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy was among players named on Thursday, Nov. 2, to the Boston Common roster in the new tech-golf TGL while Masters champion Jon Rahm dropped out of the series. Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (AFP) The league, backed by...
WORLD (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy, Patrick Mahomes and Trent Alexander-Arnold are among sporting stars to join a 200 million euro ($211 million) investment into Formula One team Alpine Racing. Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (AFP) Quarterback Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce, former...
ROME (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday, Sept. 27, that European stalwarts absent from this week's Ryder Cup in Rome after joining LIV Golf will be "missing being here more than we're missing them". Northern Irish Rory McIlroy (AFP) McIlroy is the most experienced player on either team as he...
WENTWORTH (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy boosted his Ryder Cup preparations with a last-hole birdie that could help him avoid the cut in the BMW PGA Championship as two of his rivals clashed with fans at Wentworth on Friday, Sept. 15. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy watches his drive from the 14th tee on...
LONDON (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy says he is at the front of the Ludvig Aberg "bandwagon" as the rising star prepares to make his Ryder Cup debut later this month. Northern Irish Rory McIlroy. (AFP) Aberg was hailed as a generational talent by Europe captain Luke Donald after he gave the 23-year-old...
IRELAND (AFP) -- Sweden's Vincent Norrman won the Irish Open as Rory McIlroy's title bid fell apart in Sunday's final round at The K Club. Sweden's Vincent Norrman. (AFP) Norrman hit a superb 65 to finish on 14 under par, one shot ahead of second-placed Hurly Long. Former champion Shane Lowry was...
ATLANTA (AFP) -- Two-time major winner Collin Morikawa fired a nine-under par 61 to seize a share of the lead in Thursday's opening round of the US PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship while top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and injured Rory McIlroy struggled. Collin Morikawa of the United States...
ATLANTA (AFP) -- Tiger Woods is already making an impact in only two weeks on the PGA Tour policy board as it considers the PGA-LIV deal, fellow board member Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Tiger Woods. (AFP) The 15-time major champion was added to an expanded policy board, the tour...
PARIS (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm have become the first European players to book their places at this year's Ryder Cup in Rome, the team announced on Wednesday, Aug. 9. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during the Pro Am of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on Thursday, Aug....
HOYLAKE (AFP) -- The in-form Rory McIlroy and the world number one Scottie Scheffler lead the contenders at the 151st British Open as the world's best golfers are reunited at Hoylake on Thursday, July 20. *Rory McIlroy. (AFP)* England's Matthew Jordan hit the first tee shot at 6:35am local time...
