“It’s just sort of the role I found myself in.” That’s how Rory McIlroy described the stretch of time when he became the face, voice, and emotional lightning rod for the…
There’s tense.There’s awkward.And then there’s being paired with Patrick Reed. Over the years, Rory McIlroy has had a front-row seat (and occasionally a front-line role) in some of the most electric,…
He birdied two of his first three holes. Oakmont looked gettable. Then came the back nine — a slow-motion implosion of bogeys, a double, and a man who suddenly looked like…
Let’s not pretend Rory McIlroy hasn’t had something to say about LIV Golf. He’s had plenty. But when Jon Rahm — one of McIlroy’s fiercest competitors and Ryder Cup teammates —…
There’s tension. There’s rivalry. And then there’s whatever Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson had during the LIV Golf firestorm. It wasn’t just press conference snubs or icy quotes. It was personal.…
It started with a compliment. A sincere message. An olive branch. The kind of text you send when you’re trying to be the bigger person. And then it blew up into…
Rory McIlroy didn’t just disagree with LIV Golf. He torched it. Back in early 2022, when the idea of a Saudi-backed league was just starting to shake the foundations of the…
“It’s hard for me to not sit up here and feel somewhat like a sacrificial lamb.”That’s what Rory McIlroy said when the walls came crashing down. This wasn’t a random Tuesday…
You can say a lot of things about Rory McIlroy — but in 2022, the man didn’t flinch. When golf was cracking down the middle and LIV was waving blank checks…
Jon Rahm thought meeting Tiger Woods would be a turning point. It wasn’t. “I think there’s only one man in this field that hears advice from Tiger because I’ve asked before…