Rory McIlroy is a six-time major champion who completed the career Grand Slam at the 2025 Masters, becoming only the sixth golfer in history to win all four major championships.
He finished tied fourth at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and tied fifth at Paris 2024. At Tokyo he came through into a seven-man playoff for the bronze medal and was eliminated at the second hole, afterwards remarking that he had never tried so hard in his life to finish third.
A member of Holywood Golf Club from the age of seven, he won the European Amateur Championship in 2006 at 17, turned professional in 2007 and won his first major, the US Open, at 22. He has spent more than 100 weeks at world number one and won five consecutive Ryder Cup matches in 2023 as Europe reclaimed the trophy. He is from Holywood, County Down.
At the 2025 Olympic Sport Awards, McIlroy's stellar season in which he completed his career Grand Slam was recognised with the Male Olympic Athlete of the Year award.
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