Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Boy wonder Rory McIlroy is the youngest player in the history of the Official World Golf Ranking to break into the magical top-50. And world stars Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell admit that it won’t be long before they are looking anxiously in their rearview mirrors for the Holywood hotshot. The Ulster genius, 19, is the only teenager inside the top 50 and one of just 14 players under 30 in...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
Taiwan's Lin Wen-tang made an extraordinary recovery shot from the rough during a playoff Sunday, setting up his victory in the $2.5 million Hong Kong Open and the biggest win of his career. Lin won on the second hole of the playoff, defeating 19-year-old Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, with Italy's Francesco Molinari third after being knocked out on the first playoff hole.
Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Double Masters champion Bernhard Langer believes Padraig Harrington has the guts and the game to triumph at Augusta. The German legend, 51, tees it up in the 50th edition of the Hong Kong Open alongside Irish aces Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Paul McGinley at Fanling tomorrow. And after watching Harrington’s impressive wins in The Open and US PGA this summer, he reckons it’s only a matter of...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Ireland Rory McIlroy is just two shots off the lead held by playing partner Simon Dyson and South African Ernie Els at the Singapore Open after carding a three-under-par 68 in the second round of the €4million Asian Tour event at the Sentosa Golf Club.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Spain's Pablo Larrazabal has capped a magnificent maiden season on the European Tour by claiming the Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the year award ahead of Co Down teenager Rory McIlroy. Larrazabal becomes the fourth Spaniard to receive the award, following Jose Maria Olazabal, Sergio Garcia and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
icWales (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
TEENAGER Rory McIlroy will take inspiration from double Open champion Padraig Harrington as he attempts to win his first European Tour title in the Dunhill Links Championship.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Markus Brier led the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by a stroke Friday after the second round, shooting a 2-under 70 on The Old Course. After a cold day on the east coast of Scotland, Brier leads Robert Karlsson (70), Soren Hansen (73), Martin Kaymer (72) and Rory McIlroy (69) by one at 8-under 136. A group of eight players were another shot behind, including Lee Westwood (70) and two-time champion...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
RORY McILROY will take inspiration from double British Open champion Pádraig Harrington as he attempts to win his first European Tour title in the Dunhill Links Championship.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
The teenager Rory McIlroy will take inspiration from double Open champion Padraig Harrington as he attempts to win his first European Tour title in the Dunhill Links Championship.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Markus Brier led the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by a stroke Friday after the second round, shooting a 2-under 70 on The Old Course. After a cold day on the east coast of Scotland, Brier leads Robert Karlsson (70), Soren Hansen (73), Martin Kaymer (72) and Rory McIlroy (69) by one at 8-under 136. A group of eight players were another shot behind, including Lee Westwood (70) and two-time champion...
Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Teenager Rory McIlroy will take inspiration from double Open champion Padraig Harrington as he attempts to win his first European Tour title in the Dunhill Links Championship. McIlroy looked set to break his duck in the Omega European Masters at the start of last month, taking a four-shot lead into the final round only to eventually lose out to Jean-Francois Lucquin in a play-off. But the 19-year-old...
Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Rory McIlroy has forked out 50 euro to take on Tiger Woods - in the world No 1’s new video game. The Ulster teenager, 19, is one of the new star players featured in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09. Games giant EA Sports got in touch with McIlroy after he turned professional exactly a year ago and asked him if he was interested. And while the Holywood hotshot jumped at the chance to feature in the same game...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Jean-Francois Lucquin won the European Masters in a playoff Sunday, beating Rory McIlroy with a birdie on the second hole. The 19-year-old McIlroy held a four-stroke lead going into the final round, but bogeyed two of the first three holes and then missed a five-foot putt for victory on No. 18 to settle for a 71. He then missed a 1-footer and made bogey on the second playoff hole before Lucquin holed...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Jean-Francois Lucquin won the European Masters in a playoff Sunday, beating Rory McIlroy with a birdie on the second hole. The ...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Jean-Francois Lucquin won the European Masters in a playoff Sunday, beating Rory McIlroy with a birdie on the second hole.
