Rory McIlroy will “take a few weeks away” from golf after enduring what he described as the toughest day of his career in the final round of the US Open at Pinehurst on Sunday. McIlroy stormed off the course without fulfilling media duties after blowing a two-shot lead with five to play and handing victory […]
It took Rory McIlroy less than an hour to get from signing his card after the final gut-wrenching round of the US Open to being in mid-air on his plane home. How long it will take him to get over the heart-breaking events at Pinehurst, if he ever can, remains to be seen. In 20 […]
Rory McIlroy’s latest major heartbreak can fuel a strong Open challenge next month, according to a leading coach on the mental side of the game. The Northern Irishman missed two short putts in the closing stages of the US Open at Pinehurst on Sunday to see a first major title in 10 years agonisingly slip […]
Sir Nick Faldo believes Rory McIlroy will be haunted forever by letting the US Open slip through his fingers at Pinehurst. Four birdies in the space of five holes from the ninth had given McIlroy a two-shot lead in pursuit of a fifth major title and first since 2014, only for the world number three […]
Bryson DeChambeau claimed his second US Open title on an extraordinary final day at Pinehurst to heap more major misery on a shell-shocked Rory McIlroy. DeChambeau brilliantly saved par from a fairway bunker on the 72nd hole, but McIlroy will wonder how he let his best chance to end a 10-year wait for a fifth […]
Rory McIlroy had an overdue fifth major title within his sights after eating into his overnight deficit in the final round of the US Open at Pinehurst. Starting the day three shots behind Bryson DeChambeau, McIlroy made the ideal start with a birdie from 20 feet on the first and found himself just a shot […]
Rory McIlroy will have to overturn a three-shot deficit to end his major drought after a stunning performance from Bryson DeChambeau at Pinehurst. DeChambeau made a mockery of Shane Lowry’s prediction that level par could have a good chance to win the US Open on Sunday as he fired a third round of 67 to […]
Rory McIlroy veered from the ridiculous to the sublime to remain firmly in contention for a first major title since 2014 in the US Open at Pinehurst. McIlroy added a second round of 72 to his opening 65 to lie a shot off the early clubhouse lead as playing partner Scottie Scheffler faced an anxious […]
Rory McIlroy made the ideal start to his bid for a long overdue fifth major title with a flawless opening 65 in the 124th US Open at Pinehurst. Two days after reconciling with his wife Erica and dismissing the divorce petition he filed last month, McIlroy outshone playing partners Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele to […]
Family first. Rory McIlroy, who filed for divorce from his wife of seven years Erica Stoll, last month, has had a change of heart. The pair has apparently reconciled. The Irish golfer, who has a home in Jupiter, Florida, announced his decision ahead of the 2024 U.S. Open. He tees off Thursday afternoon at Pinehurst […]
Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll have called off their divorce as papers filed in a Florida court last month were voluntarily dismissed. Speaking to the Guardian on Tuesday night, McIlroy said: “There have been rumours about my personal life recently, which is unfortunate. Responding to each rumour is a fool’s game. “Over the past weeks, […]
Rory McIlroy remains focused on becoming the most successful European player in history after a “come-to-Jesus” moment transformed his US Open record. After winning his first major title at Congressional in 2011, McIlroy missed the cut in his title defence and failed to contend in the following three years before suffering a run of three […]