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Rory McIlroy MBE
McIlroy in May 2013
Personal information
Full name
Rory Daniel McIlroy
Nickname
Rors,[1] Wee-Mac[2]
Born
(1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 34) Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Weight
11.5 st (161 lb; 73 kg)[3]
Sporting nationality
Northern Ireland
Residence
Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Erica Stoll
(m. 2017)
Children
1
Career
Turned professional
2007
Current tour(s)
European Tour PGA Tour
Professional wins
38
Highest ranking
1 (4 March 2012)[4] (122 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
24
European Tour
17
Asian Tour
1
PGA Tour of Australasia
1
Other
4
Best results in major championships (wins: 4)
Masters Tournament
2nd: 2022
PGA Championship
Won: 2012, 2014
U.S. Open
Won: 2011
The Open Championship
Won: 2014
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour money list winner
2012, 2013–14
PGA Tour Player of the Year
2012, 2013–14, 2018–19
PGA Player of the Year
2012, 2014
Byron Nelson Award
2012, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2021–22
Vardon Trophy
2012, 2014, 2019, 2022
European Tour Race to Dubai winner/ DP World Tour Rankings winner
2012, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023
European Tour Golfer of the Year
2012, 2014, 2015
European Tour Players' Player of the Year
2012, 2014, 2015
Mark H. McCormack Award
2012, 2014, 2015
PGA Tour FedEx Cup winner
2016, 2019, 2022
Rory Daniel McIlroyMBE (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who is a member of both the European Tour and the PGA Tour.[5] He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, and has spent over 100 weeks in that position during his career. He is a four-time major champion, winning the 2011 U.S. Open, 2012 PGA Championship, 2014 Open Championship and 2014 PGA Championship. Along with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, he is one of three players to win four majors by the age of 25.[6]
McIlroy had a successful amateur career, topping the World Amateur Golf Ranking for one week as a 17-year-old in 2007. Later that year, he turned professional and soon established himself on the European Tour. He had his first win on the European Tour in 2009 and on the PGA Tour in 2010. In 2011, at the age of 22, he became the youngest player ever to reach €10 million in career earnings on the European Tour. In 2012, he became the youngest player to reach $10 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour.
McIlroy has represented Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, and Ireland as both an amateur and a professional. At the Ryder Cup, he played for Europe against the United States in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2023, with Europe winning in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2023. For his individual and team achievements, he has twice been named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year, in 2011 and 2014.
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^Litke, Jim (3 October 2010). "'G Mac' and 'Wee Mac' help get Euros back on track". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ ab"Rory McIlroy – European Tour profile". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^"Week 09 2012 Ending 4 Mar 2012" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^"Northern Ireland hails Rory McIlroy as its 'Celtic Tiger,' and latest golf hero". PGA of America. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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