Rory McIlroy
Golf
BIOGRAPHY
Rory McIlroy has twice finished just outside the medals at an Olympic Games. On his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, he finished tied fourth after an unforgettable seven-man playoff for the bronze medal. Eliminated after the second hole, he famously said: “I never tried so hard in my life to finish third”.
At the Paris 2024 Games, McIlroy again came agonisingly close with a huge surge at the start of the back nine putting him in to a medal position before he eventually dropped to finish tied for 5th.
McIlroy has spent more than 100 weeks at world number one since turning pro in 2007, is a four-time Major winner (2011 US Open, 2012 & 2014 PGA Championship and the 2014 British Open), and was runner-up in the 2022 Masters.
Over the course of his career, he has racked up 26 wins on the PGA, a record three FedEx titles, 17 victories on the European Tour, and five wins from seven Ryder Cup appearances.
GOLF NEWS
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