News about Rory McIlroy

Patrick and Brittany Mahomes have arrived at the Miami Grand Prix. The couple, who jetted into South Florida earlier this week, strolled into the Formula 1 paddock at Hard Rock Stadium Saturday afternoon. They made a beeline for Alpine Racing's hospitality suite - the team Patrick became an investor in last year. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was among a consortium of celebrity backers, including his teammate Travis Kelce, and golfer Rory McIlroy, who joined Otro Capital investment's in the Enstone-based outfit.

Rory McIlroy serenaded fans in New Orleans with a rendition of 'Don't Stop Believin' after winning the Zurich Classic with Shane Lowry on Sunday. McIlroy and Irish friend Lowry came through a playoff to win the competition at TPC Louisiana, having put it on their respective schedules in a bid to jump up the FedEx Cup standings. And after defeating Chad Ramey and France's Martin Trainer on the first playoff hole, the pair celebrated their victory with a few beers and a live band playing Journey's famous 1981 hit.

Littler (pictured) romped to a Premier League night victory for a third time this season, despite being public enemy No 1 as he was booed entering the arena due to his connections to Manchester United. He wasn't shy to bite back, reminding Liverpool supporters in attendance that they had lost to rivals Everton on Wednesday night. He has made no secret of his love for United, regularly mentioning his team in interviews, receiving invites to visit the club and even throwing a few arrows against some of his Red Devils heroes.

Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will not face any substantial barriers to competing in next year's Ryder Cup after the DP World Tour moved to clear up confusion around their eligibility in the wake of joining the LIV series. Rory McIlroy was among the players who called for a rewrite of the rules following Rahm's £400million defection, with the world No 2 fearing the Spaniard would be unable to satisfy the European team's selection criteria because of suspensions and fines accumulated each time he plays a LIV event.

Rory McIlroy is hopeful he can help 'unify' golf and end the merger stalemate ahead of his likely return to the political fray. The world No. 2 is in line for a place on the PGA Tour's policy board five months after leaving the same position in exasperation amid the drawn-out talks between his circuit and the Saudi backers of the LIV series. Although McIlroy did not confirm if the move has yet been formally ratified, which will depend on a vote of the other policy board members this week, his involvement is seen as key to getting a deal over the line. 

Tiger Woods will reportedly receive up to $100million in equity as a reward for staying loyal to the PGA Tour, with Rory McIlroy said to be in line for around $50million after resisting the lure of LIV Golf. Strategic Sports Group - a consortium led by Red Sox and Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group- recently agreed a $1.5billion investment deal with the new PGA Tour Enterprises. Now, according to The Telegraph, around $1bn of equity will be shared among 193 golfers, with $750million reserved for 36 of the world's best and $75million given to retired legends.

Greg Norman insists LIV Golf never made an offer to Rory McIlroy but that the Saudi-backed breakaway would be happy to 'have a conversation' with the world No 2 about defecting from the PGA Tour. McIlroy was recently linked with a sensational $850million U-Turn, with reports claiming he was close to following Jon Rahm to LIV. The Northern Irishman, who has been one of the breakaway's most vocal critics, shot down the speculation and confirmed he would play on the PGA Tour for the rest of his career. 'My future is here,' he said.

McIlroy, 34, stepped back from the policy board in November amid reports of the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf's subsequent 'framework agreement' for a merger. He would need approval to rejoin the board by Wednesday. Adding McIlroy as a player director could help fuel hope that a deal with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) can move forward, the Guardian reported on Monday. The Northern Irishman denied a rumor last week that he was offered $850million to jump to LIV.

TGL, presented by SoFi, is a new golf league featuring six teams of PGA Tour stars and was formed by Woods and Rory McIlroy's new company, TMRW Sports. In addition to the team format, the league will incorporate advanced simulator technology into the competition. After months of anticipation, Woods announced that Max Homa, Tom Kim, and Kevin Kisner would join him at Jupiter Links GC. 'I have already shared my excitement and optimism for TGL as a league and product,' Woods said in a press release.

Scottie Scheffler's caddie Ted Scott has earned another $360,000 after the American won $3.6million at the RBC Heritage on Monday. The world No. 1 chalked up his fourth win in five starts on Monday morning after play was suspended in South Carolina on Sunday due to inclement weather. Scheffler took home $3.6million for finishing in first place, adding to the $3.5m he secured after winning The Masters last week.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has arrived at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina to tee it up again just three days after his Augusta triumph. It means the world No. 1 has once again left his heavily pregnant wife Meredith at home in Texas. She is due to give birth any time now.

Rory McIlroy has confirmed that he will not be joining LIV Golf, insisting he will remain on the PGA Tour for the rest of his career. It was claimed in recent days that the Northern Irishman was close to a seismic $850million (£680m) U-turn to join the Saudi-backed breakaway. Sources close to McIlroy denied the reports to Mail Sport and on Tuesday the four-time major winner insisted he has never even received an offer from LIV.

Rory McIlroy will not be joining LIV Golf after reports had claimed that the four-time major champion was 'close to agreeing a £682million ($850m) U-turn.' McIlroy, who will tee up at the RBC Heritage on Thursday after finishing T22 at the Masters this weekend, has been one of the most vehement opponents to the Saudi-backed breakaway league since it's inception in 2021.  Despite that, his stance towards the PGA Tour's rival league has softened in recent times, following the shock announcement last summer that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour were in talks with LIV Golf over a strategic partnership. 

There is a great stigma attached to the idea of 'choking' in sport.  It is used as an insult, an accusation of weakness that implies lack of character and absence of moral fibre. Academic papers, a whole raft of them, have been written about it. Maybe one day, they will write one about Arsenal and the end to the 2023-24 season. But have Arsenal's credentials in this delicate matter really been fully established yet? I don't think so.

Scottie Scheffler's caddie Ted Scott enjoyed another major windfall on Sunday when the American slipped on his second Green Jacket after winning The Masters. In doing so, Scheffler scooped the record $3.5million (£2.8m) prize fund and took his remarkable season to another level. The World No. 1 finished on 11-under par for the tournament at Augusta National after a superb four-under par round on Sunday.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: They chased and they pushed and a Swedish comet flew impossibly high over Georgia, but across an absorbing final day, all comers succumbed to the inevitable eventually. Great Scottie Scheffler, master of Augusta once again. For the second time in three years, this assassin with the frame and personality of a gentle giant found himself cloaked in a green jacket. He was the best golfer of the week and it is getting ever harder to argue against him being the finest of his era, too. He was fabulous here in this four-shot victory. It's not that he was impervious to nerves in compiling the 68 that gave him his winning mark of 11 under par. Nor that it was accomplished without missteps.

OLIVER HOLT AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: You may not know this but Jon Rahm's team in the LIV Golf series is called Legion XIII. It makes it sound a little as if he is one of the outriders in a march of doom. Which, in terms of the split that is carving golf apart, he probably is. Anyway, it's called Legion XIII for the entirely logical reason that Rahm's defection to the breakaway tour at the end of last year meant the creation of a 13th LIV team, with Rahm at its head. Thirteen. Unlucky for some. Not unlucky in terms of the money Rahm took to sign for LIV, obviously.

OLIVER HOLT AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: Another edition of The Masters slipped away from Rory McIlroy at Augusta National on Saturday afternoon. Another chance to scratch the itch is gone. Another opportunity to complete the set of golf's Majors is gone. Another chance to feel that green jacket being pulled over his shoulders is gone. Another chance to choose the menu at the Champions' Dinner is gone. Another chance to join those past Masters around the table on the eve of the tournament every year is gone. Another chance to win the most coveted prize in golf is gone. There is still the fourth round to play but McIlroy is too far back to get into contention. It has become a familiar story in recent years. One might almost call it repetitive. In August, if he does not end his drought, it will be a decade since McIlroy won his last Major but failing here stings the most.

MIKE KEEGAN AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: Bryson DeChambeau is at it again. The 'mad scientist' is playing with a custom-made set of irons made by a 3D printer. Big-hitting DeChambeau - the 2020 US Open champion - swapped to his new clubs on Tuesday. They feature something known as 'bulge and roll', tweaks added to the face to reduce the negative impact of strikes that do not come off the centre of the club, and were only cleared for use by officials shortly before the tournament started.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: As the winds rocked the trees and pummeled the field, the neatest summary of a day of chaos and frustration at the Masters was supplied by a devout Christian who lost his mind on Amen Corner. That would be Zach Johnson, whose humiliation as the US Ryder Cup captain last year seems to have made him a target for taunts, even in these most mild of surroundings. The tipping point came at the par-three 12th hole, when he ballooned his ball into a hedge and then missed a nine-footer on his way to a triple bogey. When a small group of patrons laughed at his misfortune, this most placid of souls could take it no longer and shouted: 'F*** off'.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: They say experience is worth its weight in jackets at Augusta. No one seems to have slipped that message into the pocket of Nicolai Hojgaard. This is the 23-year-old Dane's first Masters and yet he defied conventional wisdom and the elements to post a 73 that was more impressive than it might sound. His four-under-par tally gave him possession of the early clubhouse lead, but it also represented the value of resilience on a day when gusts touched 25mph.

Scottie Scheffler has caused a stir at Augusta after revealing he will leave the Masters if his wife Meredith goes into labour and golf fans responded in hilarious fashion online. The 27-year-old arrived at Augusta for the start of one of golf's most iconic majors as favourite and enjoyed a strong opening round on Thursday by shooting a six-under-par round of 66 to finish the day second on the leaderboard behind fellow American Bryson Dechambeau.

Bryson DeChambeau leads the Masters by one shot after the first day of action in Augusta. He holds the slender advantage over fellow American Scottie Scheffler, who will be hoping to overturn the deficit as day two gets underway. DeChambeau has set the pace with a first-day score of 65. Round two will begin as scheduled at 8am local time or 1pm BST as the likes of Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and Jon Rahm all look to improve their fortunes.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL:Doubts over his participation on Monday, a place among the early leaders of the Masters on Thursday. As ever, Danny Willett knows how to spring a surprise. None will ever match the greatest one of all, when he won this tournament in 2016, but his opening 68 was a brilliant ride and a nice reminder of his better times. There haven't been many of those in the past few years, which is perhaps typified by the fact he had not played for seven months prior to his first round because of shoulder surgery.