By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy capped off his steady march back to No. 1 in the world on Sunday with an explosive burst of three birdies late in the …
For Rory McIlroy, speaking about the PGA Tour and LIV Golf divide has become second nature. At the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews this past week, where McIlroy finished fourth, the …
As the FedEx Cup Playoffs have heated up, so has the rivalry between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. As part of a lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour, the two biggest figures in golf and …
If you would have given Rory McIlroy a thousand guesses, he still might not have foreseen what happened to him on the 15th green during Saturday’s third round at the BMW Championship at Wilmington Country Club. …
On the same day a PGA Tour loyalist turned his Scottish Open press conference into an anti-LIV pulpit, professional golf’s conscience called for both sides to come to the table and engage in “peace talks.” That’s …
The friendship between Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia has been fractured by their conflicting allegiances in professional golf’s civil war, according to a recent report from Golf Monthly. The feud may have reached a point of …
You either die a hero, or you LIV long enough to see yourself become the villain. Thankfully those aren’t the actual stakes for Rory McIlroy, who, like Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent (before, you know, …
Rory McIlroy is getting the hang of this “first round at a major” thing. It’s an absurd statement, yes. Yet, prior to May’s PGA Championship, we’d grown accustomed to watching the four-time major champion shoot himself …
On a weekend that was — at least in part — overshadowed by the kick-off of the LIV Golf International Series, Rory McIlroy put on a show in Canada, outdueling Justin Thomas, Tony Finau, Justin Rose …
On the eve of a pro golf revolution, two of the PGA Tour’s voices of reason spoke loudly and purposefully on Wednesday. Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas — young superstars who between them have six major …
Rory McIlroy’s press conferences have become appointment viewing for golf fans. Every week he rolls into a new town and gives measured, meditative monologues sprinkled with a charming self-awareness. He seems 53 instead of 33, the …
It’s become fashionable to sit back on a Sunday during a major championship and pound the keyboard while Rory McIlroy charges in vain for that elusive fifth title. But it’s a stance that irked one of …
On Wednesday Rory McIlroy gave us the ultimate “perspective” moment, making a self-deprecating crack as he held his young daughter in front of a mural of the PGA Championship’s past winners. “That’s when daddy was good,” …
Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy has inked a long-term with TaylorMade, the equipment label announced Tuesday. The particulars were not yet released, but McIlroy — an ambassador with the company since 2017 — expressed his excitement …
Rory McIlroy is making a habit of fading at Bay Hill. Just take a look at the round-by-round regression that’s befallen the four-time major champ in each of his last three starts at the Arnold Palmer …
Wednesday brought another round of reaction to Phil Mickelson’s apparent exile from the PGA Tour, and a pair of his peers offered starkly different views on Lefty’s road to redemption. Sitting for his weekly pre-tournament press …
“I don’t want to kick someone while he’s down obviously…” Rory McIlroy started to say, and it was easy to imagine him limbering up like an NFL punter before booting a 60-yard bomb. The comments made …
Amid growing tensions and prognostications about who’s staying and who’s leaving, the PGA Tour got a nice boost of support on Wednesday from two of its young stars, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm, while former Masters …
Golf’s return to the Olympic Games has been a rocky one with many of the game’s top players opting out of competing for a myriad of reasons, most of which center around the fact that the …
