Rory McIlroy and coach Michael Bannon honoured by Irish Golf Writers’ Association

Members of the IGWA voted the Masters champion the 2025 Men’s Professional of the Year.

CAREER HIGH: Rory McIlroy, sporting his green Masters jacket, speaks to supporters. Pic: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy and his lifelong coach Michael Bannon have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in the annual Irish Golf Writers’ Association (IGWA) awards.

Members of the IGWA voted McIlroy the 2025 Men’s Professional of the Year after an outstanding season in which he won the Masters Tournament to become the first European and just the sixth man in history to complete the modern career Grand Slam.