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Jul 12th, 2019
GolfPunk takes a look back at some of the trend setters on the course over the years and gets the expert opion of Stephen Doig Men's Style Editor and Assistant Luxury Editor, The Telegraph as to 'Who wore it better'. The second match up is between Johnny Miller and Rory Sabatini in the battle for the best trousers, or pants for those of you in the US of A.
Oct 1st, 2019
I am not sure what all the fuss is about as I’m with Rory on this one. I too am fed up of shooting fifteen over par every week at my club and not winning a competition. I am going to write to the committee and insist they rethink the course as clearly there is something very wrong going on.
Sep 18th, 2019
At the Wednesday press conference with Rory McIlroy at the BMW PGA Championship the subject inevitably turned to slow play. It transpires that the world number two had been watching the Solheim Cup, or as GolfPunk had renamed it the Slowheim Cup.
Sep 12th, 2019
Rory McIlroy has won the PGA Tour Player of the year award for the third time, beating world number one Brooks Koepka into second place, and he got the Nicklaus award from the Golden Bear himself whilst having lunch.
Aug 30th, 2019
What happens when you pair one of the world’s biggest pop stars with the world’s number two golfer at a Pro-Am event? Well it’s no joke but what you actually get is a lesson in bunker play in the middle of the round, oh and a very near miss!
Jul 19th, 2019
J. B. Holmes leads the Open after a fine 66 on day one but all the talk was about Tiger and Rory. Once again when the spotlight of expectation was on him McIlroy failed to deliver and Tiger, well Tiger just looked tired.
Jul 18th, 2019
Hughie's is the 416 yards, par 4 first hole on the Royal Portrush course. There is out of bounds on both sides of the hole with most golfers most concerned with that on the right. However, as there are bunkers on the right and left of the fairway at 262 yards and 291 yards respectively, most pros will go with an iron.
Jun 9th, 2019
Rory McIlroy shot a six under 64 in the third round of the Canadian Open to move into a share of the lead with the US’s Matt Kuchar and Webb Simpson. McIlroy’s countryman Graeme McDowell slipped back slightly but sits in joint ninth on eight under – Come on Gmac!
Apr 26th, 2019
Who wouldn’t want to tee it up in their home open? Well for one, Rory McIlroy, who is giving this year’s Irish Open a miss. No biggy, I hear you say, it’s not like choosing to miss something like the Olympics is it? Oh, hang on Rory turned that one down too. So, what are the priorities of the 29-year-old darling of Irish Golf
Mar 28th, 2019
Rory McIlroy has been installed as the favourite to win The Masters after making a blistering start to the year.
Feb 25th, 2019
When Rory McIlroy discovered a couple of his fans were in tears because he didn't win the WGC, he decided to cheer them up. And how!
Jan 8th, 2019
Rory McIlroy has welcomed the sweeping changes that have been implemented to the rules of golf and hopes that the new rules will bring a greater clarity within the sport.
Nov 17th, 2018
Rory McIlroy may be battling away at the DP Tour Championship, but before he left for Abu Dhabi he took the time to respond to a young Northern Irelander’s letter.
Nov 16th, 2018
Rory McIlroy is not in the least bothered that if he quits the European Tour he could jeopardise his potential future Ryder Cup captaincy, commenting that "It's twenty years away."
Nov 13th, 2018
Rory McIlroy is rumoured to be thinking of working with Billy Foster after his recent split from Lee Westwood.
Nov 7th, 2018
Rory McIlroy has sold his Palm Beach Gardens home for $11.50 million, and taken a $250,00 hit on it.
Nov 2nd, 2018
Teaming up with 4-time Major Championship Winner and Current World #5 Rory McIlroy, TaylorMade's new Junior sets are engineered to help kids develop a passion for the sport at an early age.
Aug 14th, 2018
After finishing 14 shots behind Brooks Koepka at Bellerive, Rory McIlroy is desperately trying to find his form ahead of the Ryder Cup.
May 27th, 2018
Francesco Molinari was the well deserved winner of the BMW PGA Championship as he beat Rory McIlroy with a brilliantly composed final round of 68 to take the title by two shots. And he’s properly played himself into Ryder Cup contention.
May 26th, 2018
Ouch! This is the moment a lady spectator got hit on the hand from 10 yards at the BMW Championship at Wentworth by Rory McIlroy's doomed escape shot...
May 26th, 2018
It was a rollercoaster round for Rory McIlroy, but he is still in it, despite only shooting a one under 71, whilst Francisco Molinari was hot to trot with a six under 66 - the best round of the day by two shots.
May 19th, 2018
Back in the day when the ice bucket challenge was all the rage. Tiger Woods nominated Phil Knight and Rafael Nadal, while Rory McIlroy nominated Wayne Rooney, former president George W. Bush, and actress Meghan Markle, who was best known then for her role in the show "Suits".
May 3rd, 2018
The R&A won't like this, but Rory McIlroy has gone on the record to state that he believes that the Masters has now overtaken the other major championships as "the biggest golf tournament in the world".
Mar 19th, 2018
Rory McIlroy secured his first victory in 18 months with his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bayhill, as he prepares the ground for another shot at The Masters.
Mar 17th, 2018
Bryson DeChambeau, with his one-length Cobra irons, joined Henrik Stenson at the top of the leaderboard at Bay Hill while Tiger trod water and Rory showed he is beginning to tread lightly in the right direction.
Jan 27th, 2018
Rory McIlroy has shot a four under 68 to trail Haotong Li by a single shot on moving day at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Jan 13th, 2018
Rory McIlroy has taken to Instagram to play down the signifcance of a heart irregularity discovered in a recent medical. Here's his statement in full.
Jan 8th, 2018
Rory McIlroy has just put his pad in Palm Beach, Florida on the market, and it’s yours for $13 million. We’re checking down the back of the sofa now.
Nov 29th, 2017
Rory McIlroy's management and image rights company has recorded a staggering pre-tax loss of £79.4m last year. The paper-only loss stems from a non-cash write-down of $99m in the value of McIlroy's lifetime image rights.
Nov 27th, 2017
Rory McIlroy will make his return to golf in January’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after time out to get over his rib problem.
Sep 30th, 2017
Rory McIlroy shot a brilliant 64 to force himself into contention for a first win of the year in the British Masters.
Sep 19th, 2017
Rory McIllroy has accepted Cristiano Ronaldo's #CR7Challenge to post a video of his best soccer trick. And he has has made some interesting nominations of his own.
Sep 18th, 2017
In what has to be a surprise to all of us, Rory McIlroy has accepted an invitation to play in the British Masters, which kicks off at Close House GC next week.
Sep 6th, 2017
Rory McIlroy's 2017 season will be one that he will want to quickly put behind him, as with the missed cut in Boston he has fallen down the world rankings.
Sep 3rd, 2017
"When you are missing both ways with your driver, it's never good. And I also made a bogey with a wedge in my hand at the first, which is sloppy."
Aug 26th, 2017
Speaking ahead of this week’s first FedEx Cup playoff event, Rory McIlroy had this to say about what his winning cheque for $10 million in last year’s event was used for.
Aug 23rd, 2017
Rory McIlroy has confirmed that he intends to play in five more events this year before taking an extended break to recovery from his long standing rib injury.
Aug 19th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has had a change of heart, and will now not take a porlonged period of time off to recover from his persistent rib injury. Instead he will now try and defend his FedEx Cup title.
Aug 18th, 2017
There's a great viral video doing the rounds by a guy called Steven Connolly who has lipsynced an interview with Rory McIlroy on what he is expecting from his new caddy, and the results are unusual to say the least.
Aug 13th, 2017
Rory McIlroy’s challenge for major honours in 2017 is effectively over, but he is already looking to the future.
Aug 11th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has narrated an emotional feature on the incredible story of Traden Karch, which aired on the Golf Channel on Wednesday evening.
Aug 3rd, 2017
Rory McIlroy parted company with JP Fitzgerald on Monday, after working with him for nine years, and winning four majors, although none since 2014. And now he has opened up as why the two have parted company.
Jul 31st, 2017
What???? Rory & JP split ahead of Bridgestone Invitational...
Jul 29th, 2017
It is believed that a golf 'fan' pocketed Rory McIlroy’s lost ball at the Open, which could have cost Rory up to $203,000 in prize money, not that he is short of a bob or two.
Jul 24th, 2017
Rory McIlroy's wardrobe has got much better since he started wearing Nike gear. But what was he wearing on Sunday?
Jul 21st, 2017
McIlroy was 150/1 following the opening six hole meltdown but all that has changed now.
Jul 15th, 2017
Rory McIlroy, the world’s No 4, has only gone and missed another cut – his third in four outings. So what’s going wrong?
Jul 7th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has missed the cut at the DD Irish Open. And it's not for the first time!
Jul 5th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has banned himself from social media after his Twitter row with Steve Elkington.
Jun 24th, 2017
Rory McIlroy just made the cut, but Jason Day is heading home after signing for the wrong score at an eventful day at the Travelers.
Jun 23rd, 2017
Nice work from Rory McIlroy as he makes a fan's dream come true. Noreen Murnane suffered a stroke six years ago, and wanted to meet the man himself. And Rory duly obliged.
Jun 17th, 2017
Rory did not make it to the weekend of the 117th US Open, and his demeanour did not go unnoticed by the 1995 PGA Championship winner Steve Elkington. It was time for a Twitter handbagging.
Jun 14th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has laid into the USPGA for cutting heavy rough from four holes just two days before the start of the US Open after complaints from other players.
Jun 11th, 2017
Paul McGinley believes that Rory McIlroy cannot be considered a US Open contender this week because injury woes have wrecked his preparations.
Jun 5th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has confirmed that he will play the US Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, despite concerns about a persistent rib injury.
May 27th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from next week's Memorial Tournament in Ohio, leading to fears that he might miss next month's US Open.
May 24th, 2017
There’s a top–of–the–range Audi Q7 on sale, with 80,000 miles on the clock, and if you check the log–book you’ll find that one Rory McIlroy was a previous owner.
May 20th, 2017
Damn it all to hell and back, the world's best golfer (sorry DJ, he just is) has pulled out of next week's BMW Championship at Wentworth.
May 7th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has made the top five of the Sunday Times sporting rich list off the back of his FedEx victory.
Apr 20th, 2017
Stevie Wonder is reportedly going to sing at Rory McIlroy's wedding reception this weekend, and there are more rumours flying about as well....
Apr 5th, 2017
Rory McIllroy has made a late change to his brand and model of fairway woods on the eve of the Masters. Here's what he will now be playing.
Apr 3rd, 2017
Rory McIlroy has signed an estimated $100 million (£80 million) contract extension with Nike.
Mar 24th, 2017
All the latest from day 2 at a withdrawal-hit WGC in Texas...
Mar 23rd, 2017
The signs are not good for Rory to prevail here in Texas. Only one player, Dustin Johnson, who lost their opening match last year went on to make the last 16.
Mar 19th, 2017
Rickie & Rory stole the show on day three of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill as they both carded stunning (low rounds of the tournament) 65s to move into contention going into the final day.
Mar 16th, 2017
Good work Rory. Finally a famous golfer who has an opinion about stuff that affects everyone....
Mar 5th, 2017
If Rory McIlroy is going to wrestle back the world number 1 spot, he needs a stellar final round at Club De Golf Chapultepec, in Mexico.
Mar 3rd, 2017
Rory may be coming back from a rib injury, but he's now had to contend with a bout of food poisoning as he remains in contention at the WGC Mexico Championship.
Mar 2nd, 2017
Rory McIlroy returns to competitive action today at the WGC – Mexico Championship, and he is determined to get his season back on track. Here's what he will be wearing when he tees it up.
Feb 25th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has defended his decision to tee it up with POTUS Donald Trump.
Feb 21st, 2017
Ryan Giggs, who made a record 963 appearances for Manchester United during his Premier League career, will tee it up at the BMW Po–Am with Rory McIlroy.
Feb 21st, 2017
Golf fans have taken to Twitter to vent their spleen over Rory's round with The Trump. And there are a lof unhappy campers!
Feb 20th, 2017
There's no stopping the Trumper when it comes to hitting the links, and getting high quality golf partners. So who has he been teeing up with now? Well, it's Rory McIlroy.
Jan 19th, 2017
Rory McIlroy's hopes of a fast start to the new golfing year have been shattered by his latest injury setback, and it has put a serious dent into his carefully laid plans to get his game peaking for another assault on an elusive Masters victory.
Jan 17th, 2017
Rory McIlroy "gutted" to be out of the Abu Dhabi Championship after rib injury forces his withdrawal.
Jan 16th, 2017
One minute you've got your head in your hands after losing your tour card by 100 euros. You're facing the living hell of Q-School. The next minute you've just beaten Rory McIlroy in a play off to win The 2017 South African Open.
Jan 14th, 2017
Grab the bunting, alert the authorirties and put the cat out... World Number 2 Rory McIlroy has confirmed he will grace us with his prescence at the BMW Wentworth 25th May, 2017.
Jan 14th, 2017
Rory has just finished his third round at the South African Open, and he's carded a useful 67 to go into second place behind Graeme Storm on moving day.
Jan 13th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has confirmed his participation in the first Rolex Series event, the 2017 BMW PGA Championship, which will be staged to the revamped Wentworth Club from May 25–28.
Jan 8th, 2017
Rory McIlroy has won the European Tour shot of the year, as voted for by My European Tour fans, for his approach shot to the 18th at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
Jan 1st, 2017
According to a report from NoLayingUp.com, Rory McIlroy is switching to Callaway woods (the new GBB Epic Sub Zero) and irons (Apex MB), an Odyssey putter and Titleist ball (Pro V1x) and wedges (Titleist Vokey).
Dec 29th, 2016
There is a simple reason why Rory wasn't wearing a cap at the Ryder Cup. Here's one small mystery of 2016 cleared up then.
Dec 21st, 2016
We like the cockles of our hearts being warmed, especially at this time of the year, and we have to say hats off to Rory as he visited the new Mencap Centre in Belfast today that his foundation helped to build. Credit where credit due and all that.
Dec 4th, 2016
Rory stunned a young, ardent and knowledgeable fan on Ireland’s “Late Late Toy Show”.
Nov 24th, 2016
Rory McIlroy has sent a letter to the young man who caught the ball he threw toward the gallery after making an eagle 2 on the 70th hole of the Tour Championship in September.
Nov 18th, 2016
Rory McIlroy undertook the toughest interview of his career at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, where the four-time Major Champion met with the European Tour's nine year old reporter Billy on the eve of his defence of the DP World Tour Championship.
Oct 30th, 2016
Rory McIlroy has made a late withdrawl from the Turkish Open over security fears.
Oct 26th, 2016
In mid-August, Rory McIlroy and his performance team escaped to the Bahamas for five days. McIlroy also used the relative seclusion for final testing of Nike Golf’s latest shoe: The Nike Lunar Control Vapor.
Oct 26th, 2016
'A tsunami just hit my bank account, so thank you very much.'
Oct 25th, 2016
Update: Now we've got photgraphic proof! Rory McIlroy is rumoured to be making a switch to TaylorMade M2 woods this week in China.
Oct 3rd, 2016
So we’ve lost the Ryder Cup, and we are spending today getting over it. But there are some real positives that have come out of these three epic days of battle: and none more so than the new Pieters and McIlroy partnership.
Sep 26th, 2016
Well, that was bonkers!
Sep 6th, 2016
Check out what clubs Rory McIlroy won with at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Aug 30th, 2016
Tiger and Rory have been getting FedEx trucks to their doors non-stop since Nike pulled out of golf equipment. Here are the clubs we think they should use...
Aug 27th, 2016
What is Rory putting with, and who is helping him improve his stroke?
Aug 6th, 2016
Irish Flagbearer Paddy Barnes has been critical of Rory’s decision not to play in the Olympics over fears of the Zika virus. Now he's found a new way of taunting Rory.
Jul 31st, 2016
Missing the cut had a bit of upside for Rory McIlroy as he got to see the Carl Frampton fight live. He admits to have never being so nervous before at a sporting event.
Jul 20th, 2016
Sky Sports did not show Rory McIlroy breaking his three-wood in frustration at the 16th hole of his third round until he was on the 18th. Were they pandering to the R&A?
Jul 12th, 2016
Rory's been practicing hard for the Open, and he certainly got a lot experience of playing the Postage Stamp. Check out how he got on here.