Tag: Rory McIlroy Northern Irish professional golfer
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Rory McIlroy finishes the opening round of The Open with an even-par 71.
Rory McIlroy, who won the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday and is returning to the site where he won the Claret Jug nine years ago, dodged disaster on the 18th hole at Royal Liverpool and recorded an even-par 71 in the first round of The Open Championship. He was exhaling after a wild par on…
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Rory McIlroy walks away from the Genesis Scottish Open with his ‘career’ 2-iron.
A fantastic golf stroke is comparable to a magic act. The closer you go, the more jaw-dropping it becomes, and no one appreciates it quite like another magician. The identity of possibly the most pleased witness seemed appropriate when Rory McIlroy scalded a 2-iron into the wind to within 10 feet, 8 inches of the…
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Ryder McIlroy This time, the U.S. Open’s Round 2 comeback was epic—just an inch from a hole-in-one.
A day after striking a shot that was also precisely one inch at the 123rd U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy came one inch short of perfection on the par-3 ninth hole. McIlroy, who had a round of 3-under par on Friday, took a 7-iron up to the 168-yard ninth hole and came close to making the…