The Macilroy Chronicles: Volume One

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McEwan, Michael (4 September 2020). "Rory McIlroy explains inspiration behind daughter's name". Bunkered.

But he gave gave no indication that he was about to step down from the Policy Board. Monahan's memo later the same day confirmed the four-time major champion's departure from one of the most influential positions in the game. The Olympics will take a while to get to those levels [of the Masters and the Open]. The Olympics will, at some stage, be as big as these tournaments, and if I go over there and win a medal it will be huge in my mind.McIlroy triumphed on his next start at the CJ Cup in Las Vegas and landed the Fedex Cup title last year, in addition to a series of near-misses in the majors which included a runners-up finish at this year's US Open and a share of third place in the 2022 Open Championship at St Andrews. McIlroy finished 3rd at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. As defending champion at the 2010 Dubai Desert Classic, McIlroy shot a final round of 73 to finish in a tie for fifth place. [50] Porath, Brendan (29 July 2014). "McIlroy's Open-winning golf ball up for auction". SBNation.com . Retrieved 14 August 2019. Jon Rahm overtakes Rory McIlroy for No 1 ranking with Memorial win". Golf365.com. 20 July 2020 . Retrieved 12 August 2020. McIlroy's tough schedule eventually caught up with him as he missed the cut at his next two events. First, at the BMW PGA Championship, he opened with an average one-under-par 71 but faded the next day to a 6-over 78. He said that mental fatigue got the better of him and not its physical counterpart. [105] The following week at the Irish Open, McIlroy shot a first-round 80 to lie 9-over and in a tie for last place. The following day he managed a level-par 71 around Royal County Down which left him four shots off the halfway cut. McIlroy stated he had left himself too much to do after a poor Thursday performance in front of his home Northern Irish fans and at the event he now hosts. [106] He later said he was looking forward to a break after five tournaments in a row. [107]

A poor bunker shot on the par-five 18th cost Scheffler the chance to force a playoff and the Masters champion had to scramble for par to share second place with Im, who matched McIlroy’s closing 66. McIlroy finished the regular season third in the FedEx Cup standings. At The Barclays, the first of four playoff events, he finished in a tie for 24th, dropping him to fourth in the standings. McIlroy won the following week at the Deutsche Bank Championship to take the top spot in the standings. McIlroy entered the final round three strokes behind Louis Oosthuizen and defeated him by one stroke. [84] The win also put McIlroy at the top of the PGA Tour money list. McIlroy's success continued the following week when he won the BMW Championship. [85] He was 40-under par for his two playoff tournament victories. [86] With the win, he became the first European to win four PGA Tour events in a single season and the only person other than Tiger Woods to win four events in a season since 2005. McIlroy had served on the tour's Player Advisory Council between 2019 and 2021, acting as chairman for the final year of that spell. He then became a player director on the board. On 15 July 2010, McIlroy began the Open Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews by shooting a 9-under-par 63 on the opening day, the lowest-ever first round score in the 150-year history of the Open Championship, and tying the course record. He missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 17th, "The Road Hole", which would have given him the outright record. [57] His tied for third finish in the 2010 Open Championship sent him to a career high world ranking of seventh. [58] [59] Callahan, William S. (4 September 2012). "Rory McIlroy's sigh of relief after grinding out third success of year in US". Irish Independent . Retrieved 5 September 2012.

The Masters 2011: Rory McIlroy leads after magnificent opening round of 65 at Augusta". The Daily Telegraph. London. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 30 November 2011. In 2022, McIlroy won the Vardon Trophy and Byron Nelson Award for a fourth time. [152] Technique, additional mentors and coaches [ edit ] He’s a hell of a competitor, he’s an even better guy, it was an honour and a privilege to battle with him today and I’m sure we’ll have many more. I told him we’re one-all in Georgia this year; he got the Masters, I got this.

The Co Down man is currently chasing his fifth major as he sets his sight on the PGA Championship which is currently underway at Oak Hill. Stafford, Ali (20 November 2022). "DP World Tour Championship: Jon Rahm earns impressive win in Dubai as Rory McIlroy ends season No 1". Sky Sports . Retrieved 20 November 2022. After the PGA Championship, he has finished in the top three of his next four events worldwide". PGA of America. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012 . Retrieved 30 November 2011. Rory McIlroy splits with manager Andrew Chandler". BBC Sport. 21 October 2011 . Retrieved 15 June 2012. McIlroy has previously faced criticism from many golf pundits, including Brandel Chamblee, for a fitness regime some believed was going too far. Starting in 2010, McIlroy was reportedly working out five times a week for 90 minutes at a time. He added 20 pounds of muscle mass, while dropping his bodyfat percentage from 24 percent to 10. With his ripped physique, McIlroy was the first golfer to appear on the cover of Men's Health magazine. Critics such as Chamblee suggested excess training would leave McIlroy vulnerable to injuries similar to Tiger Woods. McIlroy's management issuesStafford, Ali (11 September 2022). "BMW PGA Championship: Shane Lowry holds off Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm to claim Wentworth victory". Sky Sports . Retrieved 11 September 2022. a b Shain, Jeff (13 August 2012). "Eight is more than enough for Rory McIlroy to win the PGA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012 . Retrieved 13 August 2012. Last year, the 34-year-old founded the tech-focused TMRW Sports with Tiger Woods. It launches the TGL golf league next year. After winning the Dubai Desert Classic in his first start of the year, McIlroy made his second and third appearances in February at Scottsdale and Riviera respectively.

McIlroy, who pulled out of the 2016 Olympics in Rio because of health concerns about the Zika virus, will represent Ireland with Shane Lowry at the Games, which get underway on 23 July. McIlroy is a fan of Ulster Rugby and often interrupts his busy golfing schedule to attend rugby matches at Kingspan Stadium, formerly Ravenhill Stadium in Belfast. [191] [192] It's also claimed by the Golf Channel that players began to turn on themselves, with McIlroy told to "f*** off" by a rival player. McIlroy is reported to have mostly remained quiet during the meeting, but in a brief exchange he told world number 221 Grayson Murray: "Just play better Grayson." Having batted strongly for the PGA Tour against the LIV threat, the Northern Irishman earlier admitted to feeling like a “sacrificial lamb” after secret talks resulted in the framework agreement. McIlroy's MRI shows recurrence of rib injury". Golf Channel. 15 May 2017 . Retrieved 11 March 2019.There are a ton of positives to take away. If you had told me I would make it to the Sunday of the Match Play last week I would have taken that," said McIlroy, shortly after beating world No 1 Scheffler in the third-place play-off. a b "Expectations grow as McIlroy tries to add majors". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 20 June 2011 . Retrieved 20 June 2011. [ dead link] News & Events". PGA of America. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012 . Retrieved 19 June 2011. McIlroy appeared in the sports documentary series Full Swing, which premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2023. [218] Amateur wins [ edit ] Speaking after Europe’s 16 ½–11½ victory against the US, McIlroy said: “We talked about it as a team last night. We felt like it was disrespectful. It wasn’t just disrespectful to Fitz and I. It was disrespectful to the whole team.