The hometown hero is back at Royal Portrush, but Rory McIlroy was poor off the tee again as the Open Championship rolls on.

Here's what to know about McIlroy's roots, from his hometown and upbringing, to his young golf career before he emerged as ...

Yes. McIlroy debuted at the 2007 British Open as a low amateur. Since then, he has managed one win at the final golf major of ...

Follow live text updates and radio commentary of the 153rd Open Championship from Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Six years after opening with a 79 and missing the cut when the British Open returned to this corner of his native Northern ...

Just as a certain Northern Irishman’s golf ball flew left, but not too far left, and safely settled in the rough, the sun ...

Scottie Scheffler concluded the first day of the 2025 British Open at Royal Portrush just one stroke behind the leaders after ...

Rory McIlroy admitted to feeling the pressure of a whole country’s expectations as he returned to his native Northern Ireland ...

Before Rory McIlroy became one of the biggest names in golf, he was a teenage prodigy from Northern Ireland making waves in the sport. McIlroy's legend peaked in 2005, when he played one of the best ...

You see the crowds, cameras and childlike excitement before you see Rory McIlroy – the local hero is somewhere in there ...

Rory McIlroy put on a show for the thousands of fans who cheered his every move at his home Open at Royal Portrush as the ...

Rory McIlroy had a singular pursuit. Visit his hometown of Holywood, in Northern Ireland, and you leave knowing the truth of that.