Episode 2902
Rory McIlroy
Sun, 2025-Apr-13 01:58 UTC
Length - 2:36
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With 276,525 views on Saturday, 12 April 2025 our article of the day is Rory McIlroy.
Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position during his career. He is a four-time major champion, winning the 2011 U. S. Open, 2012 PGA Championship, 2014 Open Championship and 2014 PGA Championship. Along with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, he is one of three players to win four majors by age 25.
McIlroy had a successful amateur career, reaching number one on the World Amateur Golf Ranking as a 17-year-old in 2007. Later that year, he turned professional and soon established himself on the European Tour. He had his first win on the European Tour in 2009 and on the PGA Tour in 2010. In 2011, at age 22, he became the youngest player ever to reach €10 million in career earnings on the European Tour. In 2012, he became the youngest player to reach $10 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour. In 2022, he became the first person to win the FedEx Cup three times, surpassing Tiger Woods' two. He won The Players Championship in 2019 and 2025.
McIlroy has represented Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, and Ireland as both an amateur and a professional. He has played for Europe at the Ryder Cup in every edition from 2010 to 2023, with Europe winning in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2023. For his achievements, he has twice been named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year, in 2011 and 2014.
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