Here's what to know about McIlroy's roots, from his hometown and upbringing, to his young golf career before he emerged as one of the best players in the world. McIlroy was born in Holywood, County ...

The roar from Royal Portrush's 12th green on Saturday afternoon could wake the dead. Rory McIlroy had just drained a lengthy ...

Rory McIlroy said he got everything he could out of his week at home at Royal Portrush for the 2025 British Open Championship ...

Rory McIlroy’s walk up the 18th hole at Royal Portrush six years ago was the cruelest of sneak previews. A chance to see what it might look like, what it might feel like. The crowd surrounding the ...

In 2005, when he was 16 years old and playing in the North of Ireland Championship, Rory McIlroy set the course record at Royal Portrush by shooting a bogey-free 61 in the second round of the ...

PORTRUSH—Rory McIlroy said he had enjoyed an “awesome week” back in Northern Ireland, even if his charge to win the British ...

Rory McIlroy may not win this Open Championship in his homeland. But on Saturday, he still gave his compatriots something special.

Rory McIlroy's Saturday insanity at the Open Championship welcomed an unsuspecting visitor who experienced a few surprises ...

Harris English arrived in Britain two weeks ago without his caddie while Chris Gotterup flew over without a plane ticket for ...

Don’t know about you, but I spent most of Thursday — from well before dawn until mid-afternoon — watching The Open, played this week in Northern Ireland at a golf course known as Royal Portrush.