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The Irish Sun
02-08-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Rory McIlroy to skip PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs opener in Memphis despite $20m prize pot
RORY McILROY will sit out the opening round of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs next week in Memphis. 2 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy will skip the Fed Ex Cup opener at TPC Southwind 2 World number on Scottie Scheffler will return after bagging his fourth major at The Open McIlroy finished last year's St Jude Championship second last on nine-over-par. A year prior, McIlroy finished solo third-place after he shot a final-round 65. His absence means fans will have to wait to see the Northern Irishman in action again, with his last outing coming at The Open in Portrush where he tied for seventh. The Holywood hotshot is yet to give a reason for skipping the multi-million Dollar event. read more on golf The Northern Irishman will now miss out on picking up any of the FedEx St. Jude Championship is $20 million - the winner's share is $3.6 million. The top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings after the Wyndham Championship make it to Memphis - with only 50 progressing to the BMW Championship in Maryland on August 14. McIlroy is currently second in the points race behind Scheffler. Most read in Golf Meanwhile, The Offaly star will be hoping for a charge after a recent slide down the FedEx Cup ladder. Shocking moment drunk passenger, 29, steals airport golf cart and goes on bizarre rampaging joyride through terminal Clara native Lowry sit 19th on the table as the first playoff event approaches. Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is the defending champion of the first event of the playoffs. All the action is live on Sky Sports Golf from next Thursday.
The Irish Sun
17-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Rory McIlroy keeps cool head as he banishes ghosts of past with Masters champ continuing hot streak at The Open
RORY McILROY kept his head among the intense adulation of his home crowd as he shot a one-under-par 70 in the first round of The Open at Portrush. The Northern Irishman had crumbled under similar pressure when the event was last held at the course in 2019 - taking a quadruple-bogey eight at the first hole and missing the cut. 1 Rory McIlroy banished the ghosts of his past with a calm performance at The Open Credit: Getty But the Masters champion, who completed a career Grand Slam at Augusta in April, is just three shots off the lead after a day when he was wayward off the tee but hot on the greens. 'That's a great position to be in but at the same time it brings some added pressure because I didn't want to let them down. 'I dealt with that pressure pretty well - I certainly dealt with it better than I did six years ago! 'I am happy to give myself a good start and get myself into the tournament. 'I'm surprised four-under is leading, a thought someone would go out and shoot six or seven under 'I knew what to expect, it wasn't new to me playing at an Open at home, and that experience definitely helped. 'I didn't feel I was walking into the unknown, unlike last time when I hadn't experienced this before.' Most read in Golf BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS McIlroy sank a crucial 12-foot putt for par on the 15th, having carded three bogeys in the previous four holes - before a birdie on 17 left him under par for the round. He said: 'That par putt on 15 was a big one having bogeyed three of the last four. The Open Faces Tee Time Chaos Amid Parade Clash in Portrush 'That was a huge putt, it kept whatever momentum I had and then to go one under for the final three was pleasing. 'The wind picked up a bit on the back nine and that made it more difficult. 'It was a tough day, spending a lot of time in the rough and fairway bunkers, so to shoot under par is a bonus.'
The Irish Sun
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘What happened?' – Rory McIlroy cracks interviewer up with reason behind new look & jokes ‘it makes me look more grey'
RORY McILROY explained why he got an eye-catching haircut before the Scottish Open - joking that it "makes me look more grey". 1 Rory McIlroy debuted a new haircut at the Scottish Open Credit: X @DPWorldTour It led to fans joking that he "looks more and more like Mr Bean" while it prompted an explanation on CBS. He revealed: "You know, I am getting a little grey as everybody probably knows and I stupidly thought that by going shorter, it would take the greys out. "If anything, I think it makes me look more grey. It'll grow back, that's the good thing. It'll be perfect for the His year has already been a triumph after winning Read More on Rory McIlroy It brought to an end a 10-year wait for a major, while the Holywood ace became just the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam. Winning next week would add to the legacy of the 36-year-old and he completes preparations at the Scottish Open. And he revealed he is He said: 'That ability to stay on top of your game for a long period of time takes so much out of you. Most read in Golf 'It's one of the underappreciated things about any sport. Look at what Djokovic is doing at 'Or look what someone like Cristiano Ronaldo is doing at 40 or Eagle-eyed fans spot Rory McIlroy's 'unrepeatable' magic trick in furious fit of rage at US Open 'That longevity is something that isn't talked about enough. Once you get to a certain level, it is so difficult to maintain it. 'I feel like the journey on the way up is almost — I'm not going to say it's easy but you have momentum and you're riding a wave to the top. 'Once you get there it takes as much work , if not more, to stay there.' And he name-checked He added: 'Before I won The Masters this year, the last Major I won was in 2014. I never heard of Scottie Scheffler then. 'These talents and these players just keep coming and keep getting better each and every generation. "You have to adapt your game to make sure that you're able to hang with those guys. 'I feel like I'm one generation ahead of Scottie, who is still in his 20s. 'So I have to constantly ask myself, 'Is there something that I need to add to my repertoire to stay ahead?' 'I've been winning pro events for 16 years and retaining my drive to keep getting a little bit better. That's a big piece of staying competitive.'
The Irish Sun
12-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Rory McIlroy offers withering verdict on ‘nearly impossible' test presented by Oakmont at US Open
RORY McILROY is leaving no stone unturned in his bid to overcome 'impossible' Oakmont and prosper at the US Open. McIlroy is looking to shake off a hangover from But it will not be easy at the unforgiving Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh, characterised by notoriously thick rough, especially as the 36-year-old is battling driver issues. He missed the cut when the US Open was last played here in 2016 and McIlroy joked: 'I'm glad we have spotters up there because I played last Monday and you hit a ball off the fairway and you were looking for a good couple of minutes just to find it. 'It's very penal if you miss. Sometimes it's penal if you don't miss. Read More On Irish Sport 'But the person with the most patience and the best attitude this week is the one that's going to win. 'There's definitely been a little bit of rain since I played. Last Monday felt impossible. "I birdied the last two holes for 81. It felt pretty good. 'It didn't feel like I played that bad. It's much more benign right now than it was that Monday. Most read in Golf 'They had the pins in dicey locations, and greens were running fast. It was nearly impossible. 'If you put it in the fairway, it's certainly playable. 'Looks like a skirt!' – Jason Day leaves US Open viewers in shock with outfit choice during practice round 'But then you just have to think about leaving your ball below the hole and just trying to make as many pars as you can. 'You get yourself in the way of a few birdies, that's a bonus.' The club's own website labels it 'The Ultimate Examination of Championship Golf'. But it is fair to say other descriptions of Oakmont have not been so flattering. 1 McIlroy's form has fallen off a cliff since winning the Masters in April Credit: Getty Bryson DeChambeau — who pipped McIlroy to US Open glory last year — called it the 'toughest golf course in the world right now'. He said: 'You have to hit the fairways and you have to hit the greens. You have to two-putt in the worst-case scenario. 'When you've got those putts inside ten feet, you've got to make them. "It's a great test of golf. I think everyone knows it's the toughest golf course in the world right now.'
The 42
10-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Rory McIlroy gets reminder of Masters glory with groupings for US Open
RORY McILROY HAS been paired with Shane Lowry and Justin Rose for the first two rounds of this weekend's US Open. McIlroy defeated the Englishman in a play-off to win the Masters back in April and will be reunited with him Oakmont Country club. The trio will tee off at 12.40pm (Irish time). Full groupings can be viewed here. Some of the other notable groupings include Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele and Josele Ballester (12.29pm) while world number one Scottie Scheffler will be out at 6.29pm along with Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland. Advertisement Scheffler won the third major title of his career at the PGA Championship last month and if he can triumph once again it means he will be chasing a career Grand Slam when the Open comes around at Royal Portrush in July.
