McIlroy ended the year on a high note. Rory McIlroy capped off a dominant 2024 by securing both the DP World Tour Championship and the coveted Race to Dubai title. The Northern Irishman finished with a -12 total, shooting rounds of 67, 69, and 68, and started the final day tied for the lead alongside […]

1 year ago

“I didn’t feel I necessarily lost the tournament.” Rory McIlroy has spoken publicly for the first time after narrowly losing out on the Irish Open in front of his home crowd at Royal County Down on Sunday. Rasmus Højgaard won the tournament with an incredible late surge during Sunday’s final round of the competition. View […]

1 year ago

A marvellous back-to-back birdie finish sealed the win for the Dane at Royal County Down. Rasmus Højgaard has won the Amgen Irish Open with an incredible back-to-back birdie, stealing the romantic triumph in front of the home crowd away from Rory McIlroy. The 23-year-old produced a moment of magic on the 17th when he holed […]

1 year ago

Viewer discretion is advised for some of these Phoenix scenes… There was another impressive DP World Tour finish for 21-year-old Belfast native Tom McKibbin on a golfing day that ended with drama, and some unsavoury scenes, at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, in the USA. The WM Phoenix Open, with its’ trademark ‘stage’ and gallery […]

2 years ago

Four times now, or three-and-a-half, if you were to take Gerry McIlroy’s gesture as a guide! Rory McIlroy made up for the disappointment of his costly finish at the Dubai Invitational, last weekend, to win the Dubai Desert Classic, and take home a winners’ cheque of €1.4 million. McIlroy was well down the leaderboard, coming […]

2 years ago

“First week back out, I think you’re going to expect some of those sloppy mistakes.” Rory McIlroy will be hoping he got the early shanks, slumps and shakes out of the way. The four-time major winner looked a class apart when he got it going, at the Dubai Invitational. When it went wrong, though, it […]

2 years ago