Tag: Rory McIlroy

A tearful Rory McIlroy did everything but make the weekend cut on a bittersweet day for Irish golf at the Open Championship at Portrush

A crushing opening 79 for tournament favourite, Rory McIlroy has all but ended his chances before they ever got off the ground

Rory McIlroy epitomised calm as he batted questions away in his pre-tournament press conference with a smoothness that suggests he could be onto something this week

The apparent dress rehearsal for next week's Open is proving anything but as the benign conditions continue to pose few issues in Scotland

Rory McIlroy needs to get into weekend overdrive mode if he’s to overcome a six shot deficit at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open

“Rory’s not as good-looking as me but he does have a few more majors than me so maybe I will trade his place next week!”

“I gave the photographer a ball but if I see him later in the week, I owe him a beer!" Harrington said of a hawk-eyed snapper helping out in the high hay

“I was saying to someone yesterday, I expected it to feel different than it did. It still just feels like Portrush to me"

"I'm here fully focused on this event. I think it's a little disrespectful when people come in and they are treating it as a warm-up"

"I'm sort of treating it like a once in a lifetime opportunity but I still have to enjoy it. I can't put so much pressure on myself. I've made that mistake before at tournaments and it hasn't quite worked out for me." Rory McIlroy.