Person: Rory McIlroy

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Rory McIlroy expects news on deal in golf's civil war 'before year's end'

Speaking during a practice round at St Andrews on Wednesday, McIlroy told BBC Northern Ireland: "You know, there's no better place than the home of golf to get everyone together and talking

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Here's who is going to be on the first Late Late Show of the new season

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Irish Examiner view: Ryan's successor must have the stomach for climate fight

spotlight

Rough times for Ireland's golf clubs as rain constantly halts play

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Letters to the Editor: European act must be put to use for data sharing

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Irish Examiner view: Social media platforms must take responsibility for content

Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give - Final Round

Irish Examiner view: Rory falls short

Major step forward for Leona

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner View: Money talked in controversial golf deal

It was difficult not to feel sympathy for the likes of Rory McIlroy, who has been unequivocal in his feelings about LIV

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Opening day woes again for McIlroy at Sawgrass

For all the good things Rory McIlroy has done on behalf of the PGA Tour, the least they could do is let him start the Players Championship on the first hole from now on.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2023

Everything you need to know about the JP McManus Pro-Am

An impressive list of top golfers and A-list celebrities are gathering in a Co Tipperary golf club this week — all in the name of charity.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2022

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Irish Examiner view: Retired cricket maestro Morgan still has plenty to give

Who are Ireland’s leading sporting icons at the moment? ? For sure. Ronan O’Gara following the stunning 24-21 victory over Leinster in the Champions Cup Final in May? Without a doubt. ? Not the following he once had.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

PGA Tour rows back on plans to allow fans in Ohio

GOLF’S PGA Tour has reversed plans to allow spectators into next week’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio due to the "the rapidly changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic."

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Webb Simpson claims RBC Heritage crown with tournament record score

Webb Simpson has claimed the PGA’s RBC Heritage event with a tournament record score of 22-under 262.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

Rory McIlroy remembers one important thing about Hilton Head – it can bite

It was nothing like the ‘crap’ he finished playing at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas last Sunday, but Rory McIlroy still needed a 30ft birdie putt for a one-over start to the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head today.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

Rory McIlroy falls away as Daniel Berger wins on PGA Tour resumption

Daniel Berger has defeated fellow American Collin Morikawa in a play-off to win the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge, the first PGA tournament since the coronavirus suspension.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Golf back in business as Rory McIlroy seeks tolerance

Whether it’s playing golf without fans, potentially merging tours or educating the world about racial injustice, Rory McIlroy delivered a relatively simple message on the eve of the PGA Tour’s return at Colonial Country Club.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020

Revamped European Tour with reduced footprint a glimpse of the future

As European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley unveiled a radically revamped 2020 schedule for the post-pandemic landscape, one thing immediately became clear — the new-look itinerary for the rest of the year is the shape of things to come.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Cork's John Murphy relishing PGA Tour start after landing prestigious award

A PGA Tour start is on the horizon for overjoyed Kinsale golfer John Murphy after the Ireland international was honoured with US College golf’s prestigious Byron Nelson Award for 2020.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Mount Juliet awaits as new Irish Open date to be fixed

The tweet from tournament host Graeme McDowell said it all.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

McIlroy tonic as club golfers set to swing back into action

Like Christmas Eve with an early gift from Rory McIlroy, golfers frustrated by eight weeks in lockdown were given the perfect bedtime story to stoke their excitement before today’s great reopening of Irish courses.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

The day Rory McIlroy announced himself to the American public

If there is one American golf course Rory McIlroy would have hated missing during golf’s current Covid-19 shutdown you would get pretty short odds on it being Quail Hollow.

Sat, 02 May, 2020

PGA extends tour eligibility due to coronavirus delays

Players will be able to continue into the next season.

Fri, 01 May, 2020

Picture Perfect: ‘When he came through the rope line they were slapping him on the back and cheering him home’

Sportsfile’s Brendan Moran selects the favourite image from his career in sports photography

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

McIlroy hopes new date can inspire Masters breakthrough

Rory McIlroy believes the rescheduled Masters in November will have a different feel but could also aid his bid to complete the career grand slam.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2020

Misses and Major disappointment: The Irish top-10s at Augusta

It remains the one Major that an Irishman has yet to win and that wait will go on until November at least. Rory McIlroy’s ill-fated back nine in 2011 put paid to the greatest chance of an Irishman donning the Green Jacket but what are the best Irish scores in Augusta?

Fri, 10 Apr, 2020

JP McManus Pro-Am deferred by a year due to Covid-19

JP McManus has spoken of his disappointment at the postponement of his charity fundraising Pro-Am, which was set to take place this summer at Adare Manor.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2020

JP McManus disappointed as star-studded Pro-Am postponed to 2021

The tournament, which was a complete sell-out, had lined up golfing royalty including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Jackson, Brooks Kopeka, Jon Rahm, and Shane Lowry for the July 6 and 7 event at the Co. Limerick venue with proceeds benefitting charitable organisations in the Mid-West.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2020

Spillane fears other courses will follow Killorglin into closure

Aidan Spillane’s biggest fear is that his sadness at the closing of Killorglin Golf Club will be repeated far and wide before Ireland overcomes the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Rory McIlroy '100%' in support of PGA Tour’s decision

Rory McIlroy woke up Friday morning ready to go to work, unaware that his day job had been cancelled for the foreseeable future.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2020

Tributes paid to Justice Brian McGovern on his final day on the bench

The President of the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General and leading members of the legal profession have paid tribute to Mr Justice Brian McGovern on his retirement from the bench.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2020

Rory McIlroy: I like big putts and I cannot lie

Three generations of PGA Tour commissioners were gathered in the same room on Tuesday before the flagship tour event. If they convened to recruit Jay Monahan’s eventual successor, the unanimous choice of the moment would be the reigning Players champion Rory McIlroy.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

World’s top three together at Sawgrass

World No 1 Rory McIlroy will be joined by world No 2 Jon Rahm and No 3 Brooks Koepka in the marquee grouping for the opening two rounds of the Players Championship this week.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

Rory McIlroy two shots behind joint leader Tyrell Hatton at Bay Hill

England’s Tyrrell Hatton carded a 69 to put himself into contention at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill as overnight leader Matt Every tumbled down the leaderboard.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2020

Rory McIlroy suggests golf could benefit from ‘streamlining’

Rory McIlroy may have come out against the proposed Premier Golf League, but the world number one is not opposed to streamlining an “oversaturated” golf market.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

Rory McIlroy adds name to star-studded Irish Open field at Mount Juliet

Rory McIlroy will make a much-anticipated return to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open when the World No 1 tees it up at the second Rolex Series event of the 2020 Race to Dubai, taking place at Mount Juliet Estate from May 28-31.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2020

Jon Rahm surges into contention after hole-in-one in stunning round of 61

Spain’s Jon Rahm fired a career-best 61 – which included a hole-in-one – to charge up the leaderboard at the WGC-Mexico Championship, where Justin Thomas will take a one-shot lead into the final round.

Sun, 23 Feb, 2020

U2 star Bono talks to Irish rugby team about 'what it means to be Irish and what's special about it'

Bono's voice has bewitched millions of people the world over across four decades now but none seem to have been so rapt as the Irish rugby players who hung on his every word this week.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2020

Disappointing 73 sees McIlroy’s challenge peter out as Adam Scott claims Genesis Invitational victory

McIlroy began the day tied for the lead

Mon, 17 Feb, 2020

McIlroy: 'I’ve already had that euphoric moment in 2012. That's all you need'

It took Rory McIlroy four and a half years to get back his No. 1 status in the world. It could take only a week to lose it again.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2020

Rory McIlroy knows he faces tough task staying at top after returning to number one

McIlroy and Brooks Koepka did not contest last week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but McIlroy moved above the American due to the vagaries of the two-year rolling ranking system.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2020

Five-star Gloria Serenity is a Turkish delight for travelling golfers

A resort in Belek, just outside Antalya, offers real value for money and quality, heavenly courses, writes Ronan Bagnall

Wed, 12 Feb, 2020

Rory McIlroy back to No 1: Golf's official world rankings explained

How many of golf's world number ones since 1986 can you name?

Mon, 10 Feb, 2020

Colin Sheridan: McDowell the man may not have needed a win,but G-Mac the golfer did

Some good news from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia! The star-studded European Tour Event, the Saudi International golf tournament, was won on Sunday afternoon by Graeme McDowell.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2020

World No 1 Koepka commits to Adare Manor

Brooks Koepka has signed up for the JP McManus Pro Am in July

Wed, 29 Jan, 2020

Rory McIlroy third at Torrey Pines as Marc Leishman surges to victory

Australia’s Marc Leishman came from behind with a superb seven-under 65 to secure a one-stroke win at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Sunday.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2020

New Year, new mindset, as Rory now ready to let loose

His failure to win at home last summer provided Rory McIlroy with a liberating epiphany.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2020

A review of the sporting year through 'Examiner Sport' covers

Here's the story of 2019, as told through Examiner Sport front pages.

Tue, 31 Dec, 2019

Paul Rouse: In search of the sporting moment of the decade

There are three Dubs at a table talking about the greatest sporting moment of the last decade.

Fri, 27 Dec, 2019

Kieran Shannon: The world golfer of the decade is the Irish sportsperson of the decade

Rory McIlroy is by a distance the Irish sportsperson of the decade, writes Kieran Shannon.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2019

Shane Lowry dedicates Sportsperson of the Year award to Clara GAA stalwart who died aged 42

Lowry, who was presented with the award by his father Brendan, dedicated the honour to Clara GAA stalwart John Buckley, whose His funeral takes place tomorrow.

Sat, 14 Dec, 2019