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Golf: McIlroy captures Canadian Open with career-tying 61

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 09:50 AM

Rory McIlroy blitzed the field at the Canadian Open on Sunday, firing a scintillating nine-under 61 to run away with the title by a massive seven strokes less than a week before the US Open. Read more »

Golf: McIlroy surges into share of lead at Canadian Open

Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 09:56 AM

Rory McIlroy fired six birdies in a bogey-free third round of 64 to jump into a three-way tie for first place at the Canadian Open on Saturday.   Read more »

Golf: McIlroy celebrates 30th birthday at happy Quail hunting ground

Reuters
Posted at May 02 09:51 AM

Rory McIlroy is back in North Carolina at the site of his first PGA Tour victory, focused on winning the Wells Fargo Championship again, though with one eye turned towards the next two majors which are looming quickly in view. Read more »

Golf: Mind over matter: Rory brings new approach to Masters

Frank Pingue, Reuters
Posted at Apr 10 09:32 AM

Rory McIlroy's desire to complete his collection of golf's four majors with a win at this week's Masters has led the Northern Irishman to try a fresh approach, one that focuses on meditation and juggling. Read more »

Golf: Excitement builds for Masters as McIlroy eyes Career Slam

Jim SLATER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 08:44 AM

Newcomers, past winners and a host of green jacket hopefuls made final preparations Sunday at Augusta National on the eve of official practice rounds for the 83rd Masters. Read more »

Golf: McIlroy, Tiger, No. 1 DJ open with wins at WGC Match-Play

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 11:34 AM

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and world number one Dustin Johnson were among the top seeds and past champions to capture opening group stage matches Wednesday at the WGC Match-Play Championship. Read more »

Golf: McIlroy wins $2-M, as thoughts turn to another type of green

Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 03:12 PM

Rory McIlroy has won four of the five biggest events in golf after his one-stroke victory at the Players Championship in Florida on Sunday and is slowly turning his sights on the fifth -- next month's Masters at Augusta National.  Read more »

Golf: McIlroy wins Players Championship by one stroke in Florida

Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 10:28 AM

Rory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick's Day in style by becoming the first player from Northern Ireland to win the Players Championship, emerging as the last man standing to beat Jim Furyk by one stroke. Read more »

Golf: Fitzpatrick grabs lead, McIlroy charges in PGA Bay Hill showdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 09:37 AM

England's Matthew Fitzpatrick fired a bogey-free five-under par 67 Saturday to seize a one-stroke lead over defending champion Rory McIlroy after the third round of the US PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational. Read more »

Golf: McIlroy eyes 'awesome' Grand Slam with Masters win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 10:16 AM

Rory McIlroy said Wednesday achieving a career Grand Slam at the Masters next month would be "awesome" for golf as he warms up for Augusta at this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational. Read more »

Golf: Johnson leads McIlroy by four at WGC-Mexico

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 08:47 AM

Dustin Johnson edged closer to a 20th US PGA Tour title Saturday, firing a five-under par 66 to take a four-shot lead over Rory McIlroy heading into the final round of the WGC-Mexico Championship. Read more »

Woodland leads McIlroy by three at Tournament of Champions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 10:20 AM

Gary Woodland eagled the 15th hole in a five-under par 68 on Saturday that kept him three strokes in front of Rory McIlroy atop the US PGA Tour Tournament of Champions leaderboard. Read more »

McIlroy in the hunt at Tour Championship

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 05:50 PM

Former world number one Rory McIlroy is making a bid to close out his season in style by winning the 2018 Tour Championship. Read more »

Golf: Woods and McIlroy share lead at BMW Championship

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 12:47 PM

Tiger Woods fired his lowest opening round in nearly 20 years to join Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at the top of the leaderboard at the BMW Championship on Thursday. Read more »

Forget Nicklaus' record, McIlroy just wants to win again

Andrew Both, Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 11:13 AM

Seven years after being hailed by one of his peers as the man to challenge Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major titles, Rory McIlroy remains stuck on four and running out of time in his quest to get anywhere near the Golden Bear's mark. Read more »

Tiger, Rory, major champs together in spotlight at 100th PGA

Jim SLATER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 10:36 AM

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and 29 other major champions began preparing for the spotlight of supergroup pairings as practice rounds opening Monday for the 100th PGA Championship. Read more »

Golf: Woods and McIlroy toil but finish within striking distance

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 11:40 AM

Tiger Woods teased his fans with a hot start to his second round at the Bridgestone Invitational on Friday but could not maintain the run in a slightly disappointing day at a venue he has all but owned. Read more »

Golf: Molinari plots course through the mayhem to win British Open

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jul 23 11:36 AM

Francesco Molinari kept the coolest head in Carnoustie as he steered a steady course through a wild afternoon of nail-biting tension at the British Open on Sunday to become the first Italian major champion. Read more »

McIlroy bids to end American dominance as Open returns to Carnoustie

Andy SCOTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 10:50 AM

Rory McIlroy admits it is going to take something special to end the recent dominance of the majors by American golfers as the British Open tees off at Carnoustie in Scotland on Thursday. Read more »

Spieth stumbles, McIlroy in hunt at PGA Travelers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 05:56 PM

Defending champion Jordan Spieth stumbled to a three-over par 73 to fall from a share of the lead in Friday's second round of the US PGA Travelers Championship while Rory McIlroy hung tough. Read more »