McIlroy makes The Open at Royal Portrush his next 'Everest'
Rory McIlroy admits winning the Masters was like scaling his personal Everest, but he now feels ready to return to base camp in Northern Ireland, where The Open at Royal Portrush is the next peak he aims to conquer.
McIlroy overcomes club throwing and tee marker smashing outbursts to make US Open cut
Rory McIlroy “helicoptered” a club 20 yards and smashed a tee mark in frustration, but still brilliantly made the cut in the US Open at a brutal Oakmont.
Rory McIlroy went out on a magic carpet of sheer brilliance but joined Shane Lowry in coming home in an ambulance as Oakmont punished Irish golf's twin stars.
McGinley on post Masters McIlroy: "His resilience has always been underestimated"
Brutal Oakmont is considered the toughest of all US Open venues for its thick rough, sloping fairways and marble-top greens that make Augusta's look tame by comparison.
In-form Lowry heads for rain-soaked Oakmont as McDowell banks $1.87 million LIV payday
Not even the searing heat from Shane Lowry's blistering start to the final round of the RBC Canadian Open will dry out Oakmont for this week's US Open test.
Harrington blames over-confidence for devastating Senior PGA loss
Padraig Harrington was devastated to lose the Senior PGA and blamed the “over-confidence” that cost him the Irish Youths 35 years ago for the late double-bogey that lost him the title.