Here's what to know about McIlroy's roots, from his hometown and upbringing, to his young golf career before he emerged as ...

Rory McIlroy had a singular pursuit. Visit his hometown of Holywood, in Northern Ireland, and you leave knowing the truth of ...

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

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 ...

McIlroy has used two caddies during his professional golf career. His first was named J.P. Fitzgerald, who he had on his bag ...

By the time Rory McIlroy finished his first practice round for the British Open at Royal Portrush, a big crowd that weathered ...

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 ...

HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland — Two decades before Rory McIlroy’s career-defining triumph, when he finally conquered his Masters demons with an emotional rollercoaster of a win at Augusta ...

Rory McIlroy grew up in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and learned to play golf at Holywood Golf Club. I visited and took the "McIlroy Tour." News Sports Hookem.com Austin360 Opinion Advertise ...

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, chips onto the seventh green during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. AP.

HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland — I always wanted to get my picture with the famous Holywood sign. Not the one with two “l’s” high in the mountains in Los Angeles, an American landmark and cultural icon, ...