Rory McIlroy Inches from Tiger Woods’ Masters Record, Leads at Augusta
By Troy Finnegan is a Newsweek contributor based in Colorado. His focus is golf, football and basketball. Troy has been with Newsweek since February 2025 and also writes for ClutchPoints. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. You can get in touch with Troy by emailing t.finnegan@newsweek.com. Troy Finnegan Contributing Sports Writer […]
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Masters 2025: Rory McIlroy Puts Injury Concern to Bed, Eyes Grand Slam
Rory McIlroy is gearing up for his 17th start at the Masters Tournament and for the 11th straight year, eying the career grand slam. He has had a great start to his 2025 season, winning at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and, more recently, The PLAYERS Championship. McIlroy hinted at some elbow discomfort after his […]
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Rory McIlroy Joins Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Scottie Scheffler in history
Rory McIlroy’s victory at The PLAYERS Championship 2025 was nothing short of spectacular. He had to overcome a four-shot deficit in the final round to tie for the lead after 72 holes, and then defeat J.J. Spaun in a three-hole playoff to lift the trophy. But this new title at the PGA Tour’s flagship event […]
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Rory McIlroy Reveals Anne Hathaway Film Calmed His ‘Nerves’ before PLAYERS Win
Who doesn’t love a good movie night after a long, tiring day? Interestingly, for Rory McIlroy, the $4.5M winner, an Anne Hathaway film was just what he needed to calm his ‘nerves’ before teeing off in a three-hole playoff against JJ Spaun. The 28-time PGA Tour winner finished at 12-under par on Sunday before the […]
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Rory McIlroy Winning The PLAYERS Has Paige Spiranac Calling Her Shot
The 2025 PLAYERS Championship concluded on Monday morning following a four-hour rain delay during the final round. Rory McIlroy bested JJ Spaun in a three-hole aggregate score playoff at TPC Sawgrass to clinch his second PLAYERS title. McIlroy has been playing incredibly well this season, and Paige Spiranac, golf influencer, has noticed. Following Rory’s victory, […]
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Rory McIlroy Ridiculed by PGA Tour Pros, Ernie Els Scoffs at His Notion
Making inflammatory comments is almost an art for Rory McIlroy. Often he doesn’t even try, but the truth is his press conferences are usually gold for the media. His colleagues don’t always see it that way though. The latest example was the comment he made about the PGA Tour Champions during his meeting with the […]
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Rory McIlroy Makes Sweeping Changes at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy started the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in a share of 10th place with a score of 3-under. That’s a drop of five places on the leaderboard, which apparently didn’t sit well with him. As revealed during the Golf Channel’s coverage of the event, the Northern Irishman made significant changes to […]
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