Rory McIlroy

Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. 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. A six-time major champion, he is the sixth man to complete the modern career grand slam—after Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods—and the first European to do so.

McIlroy reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2007 and turned professional later that year. He won his first major championship at the 2011 U.S. Open and rose to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking in 2012. By age 25, McIlroy had won three more majors: the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championship and the 2014 Open Championship. In 2022, he became the first person to win the FedEx Cup three times. McIlroy won The Players Championship in 2019 and 2025. After a ten-year drought in the majors, he won his fifth at the 2025 Masters Tournament to complete the career grand slam; he added a second consecutive Masters in 2026.

McIlroy has represented Europe, Ireland and Great Britain & Ireland at amateur and professional level. He has played for Europe at the Ryder Cup in every edition from 2010 to 2025, with Europe winning in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2023 and 2025. McIlroy has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year three times and has won the European Tour's Harry Vardon Trophy seven times.