News about Rory McIlroy

PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy caught a bizarre stray during a discussion about the upcoming US Presidential election on ABC.  The Northern Irishman found himself the center of a brutal swipe at Vice President Kamala Harris during Sunday's airing of 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos'. Reince Priebus, a former White House Chief of Staff under Donald Trump and also a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, was criticizing the former president's opponent and her recent appearance on another ABC program, 'The View.'  To hammer home his point, Priebus not only picked on Harris's supposed shortcomings but also McIlroy's.

Tyrrell Hatton journeyed through a back-nine wobble and the Valley of Sin on his way to a slice of history by claiming a one-stroke victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday. In doing so, the Englishman became the only man to claim the title three times and it was achieved in compelling fashion at St Andrews after he had allowed a procession to turn into a late drama. The 32-year-old had held a three-shot lead with six to play, but Nicolas Colsaerts pulled level after a Hatton double at the 13th was followed by a bogey at the 14th. 

As Rory McIlroy played the links of Carnoustie in Scotland at this week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, he was cheered on by a friendly face behind the ropes. Erica Stoll was pictured watching on as McIlroy shot a 69 during what he called a 'perfect day' in the multicourse event. This comes about two weeks after Stoll and McIlroy were snapped kissing at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in Surrey.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan embraced Yasir Al-Rumayyan - the governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund - at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in a further indicator golf's civil war may be reaching an end. Monahan and Al-Rumayyan were drawn together at the tournament on Thursday, joining professionals Billy Horschel and Dean Burmester. The move came amid rising hopes of a peace deal between golf's warring parties after a prolonged 16 months of negotiations.

Rory McIlroy is hopeful a peace deal within golf can be reached by the close of the year after 16 months of tediously slow negotiations. It has been perceived as a positive sign that both Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour commissioner, and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the boss of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund who bankroll LIV, will play in the same group at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Thursday. That tournament, contested at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, has suddenly taken on the appearance of a political summit at a point when exasperation around merger talks has made way for cautious optimism around an agreement being struck. McIlroy pointed last month to roughly half of all players on each tour being opposed to a collaboration, as well as scrutiny from the US Department of Justice acting as a barrier to a deal.

The kingpins from all three sides of golf's civil war are reportedly set to come together at St Andrews this week in what could prove a pivotal moment for the sport's future. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan - the governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which bankrolls LIV Golf - are expected to play in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, according to The Telegraph. More than a dozen rebels - including Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and Tyrrell Hatton - are also set to tee it up alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy in the DP World Tour event that sees amateurs taking on professionals.

Rory McIlroy's marriage appears to be on the mend after this summer's divorce fears, as the golfer was filmed kissing his wife Erica Stoll following another heartbreaking defeat over the weekend. McIlroy, who narrowly missed out on the BMW PGA Championship title after a thrilling play-off defeat against Billy Horschel at Wentworth on Sunday, had filed for a divorce from his wife Erica in May before dramatically scrapping the plan a month later, as revealed exclusively by the Daily Mail. As the Northern Irishman swallowed his bitterly disappointing runner-up finish at the weekend, McIlroy was filmed embracing his four-year-old daughter Poppy before sharing a kiss with Erica.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Another week and another sting for Rory McIlroy (left). When he described himself as golf's 'nearly man' last month, he surely had no idea what the future would hold. This time it was Billy Horschel (inset), the West Ham-supporting American, who passed him on the line by nailing a 25-foot eagle putt for victory on the second play-off hole. Full credit to him - he has now won twice in the past four editions of the tournament.

A day that began with a former Amazon delivery man at the top of the leaderboard ended with an Italian once ranked 1,805th in the world in the driver's seat but the familiar form of Rory McIlroy lurking in the rear-view mirror. McIlroy kept himself in contention to lift the BMW PGA Championship for the first time since 2014 with a six-under 66 that left him three shots behind leader Matteo Manassero heading into the final round at Wentworth. How much closer the Northern Irishman could have been, too, had he not found the water with his second shot into the par-5 18th when his ball struck the greenside bank and hopped back into the stream that guards the final hole. McIlroy sunk a nervy 10-foot putt for par to keep his scorecard bogey-free before hot-footing it to Wembley to take his ringside seat to watch Anthony Joshua fight Daniel Dubois .

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT WENTWORTH: A weekend at Wentworth holds plenty of potential to sour that tale, of course, but having tied Paul McGinley's 36-hole record at the DP World Tour's flagship tournament the Englishman's charge out of left field has already been remarkable. So far the world No 363 from Southport (left) has dropped just a single shot, a blip compensated by 14 birdies in loops of 65 and 66 to leave him two clear of Niklas Norgaard, with Rory McIlroy (right) two further back. If Baldwin stays where he is the cheque will be worth £1.15million.

On September 11, 2001, the terrorist attacks killed 2,977 people and injured thousands at the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon , and in Somerset County, Pennsylvania .DP World Tour chief Guy Kinnings has been in negotiations with the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund - the owners of LIV Golf and Newcastle - to find a peace deal going forward. Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group were also said to be involved after investing in the PGA Tour. However the timings of the talks infuriated the families of the victims, with 9/11 Justice president Brett Eagleson - who lost his father John in the attacks - calling those involved 'completely tone deaf'.

Rory McIlroy coughed his guts up, broke a club mid-shot and putted backwards but somehow worked the tribulations of a strange day to his advantage.  After one round at the BMW PGA Championship he is in strong contention. By his estimation, the 67 he carded at Wentworth was the most incident-packed in his 16 years of contesting the DP World Tour's flagship tournament, and the point was illuminated by a freak moment on the 12th hole.

Millions of fans worldwide are familiar with the work of actor Tom Holland  - but Rory McIlroy may not be one of them. The pair crossed paths on the driving range before the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club in England, and 'Spider-Man' actor Holland went over to introduce himself and give his name. However, McIlroy somewhat awkwardly replied, 'Hello Tom, how you doing?' and made no mention of the actor's work or career, leading fans to believe that he was unfamiliar with the silver screen star.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT WENTWORTH: Rory McIlroy cannot envision Ian Poulter becoming a future Ryder Cup captain, saying the LIV rebel has lost touch with Europe's younger players. Poulter, whose ascension to the role once seemed inevitable, admitted this week that he still nurtures hopes of leading Europe when the dust settles on golf's civil war. But McIlroy has questioned the realism of those dreams by pointing to Poulter's absence from the mainstream tours since defecting in 2022, the upshot being that he has become a stranger to the golfers coming through the ranks.

The PGA Tour is 'inching closer' to a deal with the Saudi Public Investment Fund - which funds LIV Golf - but Jon Rahm's $500million defection remains a stumbling block in golf's ongoing civil war. That is according to reports following last week's meeting between the PIF and PGA Tour officials in New York. They announced a proposed merger in June 2023 but talks now center around investment by Saudi Arabia into PGA Tour Enterprises.

Rory McIlroy suffered another heartbreaking defeat as Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard produced a brilliant finish to win the Irish Open. McIlroy looked on course to claim his first professional win on home soil when he led by two shots with four holes to play at Royal County Down, just an hour's drive from where the Northern Irishman grew up. But while Hojgaard completed a superb 65 with four birdies in the last five holes - including three in a row from the 16th - McIlroy crucially three-putted the 17th and then agonisingly missed an eagle putt on the 18th which would have forced a play-off.

RIATH AL-SAMMARRAI: At the tail end of a tricky season, Rory McIlroy is finding comfort at home and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Irish Open. It was achieved via a 69 on a day when Royal County Down, one of the world's finest courses, was transformed into a beautiful monster by fiendish winds. If there was a regret for McIlroy, it is that his loop closed with a bogey. The rest was an exhibition of resilience and links nous, as the world No 3 carded jointly the round of the day.

Rory McIlroy has opened up on his personal life after stepping away from golf amid his reunion with wife Erica Stoll earlier this year. The Northern Irishman, 35, stunned the world when he filed for divorce from his wife of seven years in May - just days before the beginning of the PGA Championship .  The four-time major winner left golfing fans further shocked when he performed a U-turn just a month later, calling off his divorce from Erica, 36, ahead of this year's US Open stating that their 'best future was as a family together.' The couple share three-year-old daughter Poppy together. Just days later, McIlroy suffered an agonizing defeat at Pinehurst No. 2 when he collapsed over the last five holes, losing out to Bryson DeChambeau and announced he would be taking a brief sabbatical.

DAVID KENT: Shane Lowry has set his sights on a Sunday showdown with his friend Rory McIlroy after the headline attractions played their way into contention at the Amgen Irish Open. Lowry added a second-round 69 to his opening 72 for a halfway total of one-under-par at Royal County Down, with McIlroy's 70 leaving him four-under and just two off the lead held by the Italian Matteo Manassero. 'I know I can go and give it a run,' said Lowry, who won the title in 2009 while still an amateur. 'I think it's what the tournament wants and needs.

Rory McIlroy has spoken out on Tiger Woods and PGA Tour officials reported meeting with LIV Golf's Saudi Arabian backers in New York a day before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The world's two biggest golf companies have been in talks about a merger for over a year, with the meeting taking place in order to possibly finally come to terms with one another. A X flight tracking account radaratlas2 discovered that private jets owned by Woods, Saudi oil and gas firm Aramco and the PGA Tour all landed in New York on Monday.

The European Tour returns tomorrow as the Royal County Down Championship Course plays host to the eagerly-awaited Irish Open. Sky Bet are offering a Place Boost and multiple Price Boosts ahead of the tournament. The place boost requires Shane Lowry to win outright at 10/1. The places for that bet have been widened from six to eight.

Rory McIlroy is set to team up with Scottie Scheffler against the LIV pair of Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in a match that brings golf's festering civil war to the course. The idea to pit the best of the rival circuits against one another has regularly been mooted across the past year and has now been scheduled in a made-for-television showdown in Las Vegas in December. McIlroy confirmed the plans to Golfweek, saying: 'I'm thrilled to partner with Scottie in what promises to be an exciting duel against Bryson and Brooks in Vegas this December.

The world No 3 will have competed 27 times by the time his 2024 campaign draws to a close in November and that workload has prompted a sharp rethink in how he plots his calendar. McIlroy, 35, has gone 10 years without a major

Scottie Scheffler's wildly profitable 2024 continued Sunday at the Tour Championship in Florida, where he cruised to the FedEx Cup title with a sensational 30-under par performance to secure a $25 million payout. Collin Morikawa (-26) will earn $12.5 million for his second-place finish, while Sahith Theegala (-24) came in third for a $7.5 million payout. Scheffler already won an Olympic gold and a Masters green jacket in 2024 and now he nearly doubles his total winnings, which stand near $54 million for the season.