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McIlroy on home turf as Scheffler seeks satisfaction at British Open
Rory McIlroy will be roared on in his homeland as the 153rd British Open gets underway at Royal Portrush on Thursday as world ...
2025 British Open preview: Will Rory McIlroy shine in his native Northern Ireland?
The last time the British Open came to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy missed the cut. Will he claim his ...
Rory McIlroy and Holywood: Inside the small Northern Irish town that helped shape him
HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland — Two decades before Rory McIlroy’s career-defining triumph, when he finally conquered his Masters ...
The Open: How will Rory McIlroy handle fresh major pressure and expectation of Northern Irish crowd at Royal Portrush?
Former major champion Graeme McDowell believes the weight of expectation could harm Rory McIlroy's chances of a home major ...
Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll made bold life decision after wife's preference
Rory McIlroy is set to tackle the Open Championship this week, aiming to exorcise the ghosts of his 2019 nightmare at Royal ...
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Portrush Open victory last of old monkeys to shake from Rory McIlroy's back
There are five Irish players in the field here, and Shane Lowry will fancy his chances of a 2019 repeat and lifting that ...
Rory McIlroy returns home to Northern Ireland for the British Open — ready to embrace the love
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 tearful Masters triumph was sport at its most moving. This week could be even more emotional
While Rory McIlroy’s Masters triumph earned him a long-awaited career grand slam, a home Open Championship win at Royal ...
'McIlroy's got it going, you need to see this' - Rory's Portrush record
As the Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush, those who saw Rory McIlroy shoot a record 61 around the course as a ...
Rory McIlroy left emotional as Open moment at Portrush "hit me like a ton of bricks"
Rory McIlroy is back at Royal Portrush for the Masters and admits he was taken aback by the volume of support he received ...
Rory McIlroy returns home, faces challengers aplenty at the Open
Rory McIlroy rarely got to play in Northern Ireland as a pro before the 2019 Open Championship was staged at Royal Portrush Golf Club. He remembers the internal pressure when he arrived for his tee ...