McIlroy wins top RTÉ award

US OPEN champion Rory McIlroy was last night named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year for 2011.

McIlroy wins top RTÉ award
Mon, 19 Dec, 2011 - 00:00
Bob Lester

The awards, in association with the Irish Sports Council, were presented in Donnybrook by RTÉ’s Darragh Maloney, Michael Lyster, Clare MacNamara and Des Cahill.

McIlroy broke a dozen US Open records on his way to a famous victory by eight shots at Congressional near Washington last June, just two months after dramatically losing a four-shot lead heading into the final round of the Masters at Augusta.

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