McIlroy fell short in front of home support at Royal Portrush, but admits Scheffler inspires him with the level he has sustained in recent years ...

By completing the career Grand Slam, many important figures stressed that Rory McIlroy is now the greatest of this sport.

McIlroy has failed to win majors before. He lost a four-shot lead in the final round of the 2011 Masters with an 80 (that was more a slow bleed, though no less difficult to watch).

If McIlroy has underachieved, it's only because he has had so few chances since his last major at Valhalla in the 2014 PGA Championship. He hasn't played well enough to win. Pinehurst was one that ...

Rory McIlroy has had a "pretty average" U.S. Open, the Masters champion acknowledged. McIlroy said his tie for 49th on the leaderboard after shooting 10-over par at Oakmont isn't particularly ...

This now makes 16 PGA Tour victories for McIlroy when trailing after 54 holes, by far the most since his first title back in 2010. Golf Players Championship analysis: What to know about Rory ...

With the 2025 Masters win, Rory McIlroy becomes the sixth golfer to achieve a Grand Slam. "This is my 17th time here, and I started to wonder if it would ever be my time," he said.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland walks to the 11th green during the first round of the 125th U.S. OPEN at Oakmont Country Club on June 12, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.

Not for Rory McIlroy. "It's such a battle in your head of trying to stay in the present moment and hit this next shot good and hit the next shot good," McIlroy said. "That was the battle today.

Rory McIlroy has spent the better part of the last decade re-learning how to win when he’s expected to. Monday morning, with everything to lose, he got the job done and won the Players.