20 Fun Facts About Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy is one of the most successful professional golfers in the world. He has won numerous tournaments, and is considered one of the best players on the tour. In this blog post, we will take a look at some fun facts about Rory McIlroy. We will also examine his career achievements to date. So without further ado, let’s get started!

1. Rory McIlroy was born in Holywood, Northern Ireland on May 4, 1989.

2. Rory’s parents are Gerry and Rosie McIlroy.

3. Rory has one younger sister, Juliet.

4. Rory’s uncle, Lance O’Sullivan, is a professional golfer who introduced him to the sport at a young age.

5. Rory began playing golf at the age of two and by the age of eleven he had broken 70 for the first time.

6. At the age of sixteen, Rory won the West of Ireland Championship and became the youngest player ever to do so.

7. In 2007, Rory turned professional and immediately began impressing on the European Tour.

8. In 2010, Rory won his first professional tournament, the Dubai Desert Classic, and he followed that up with victories at the Quail Hollow Championship and the BMW PGA Championship.

9. In 2011, Rory won his first major championship, the US Open, at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. He became the youngest player to ever win the US Open, at 22 years old.

10. Rory followed up his US Open victory with wins at the Deutsche Bank Championship and the Honda Classic in 2012.

11. In 2013, Rory won his second major championship, the Open Championship, at Muirfield in Scotland. He became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2000 to win two majors in the same year.

12. In 2014, Rory won The Players Championship and the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

13. In 2015, Rory won the FedEx Cup, becoming the first player to ever do so.

14. In 2016, Rory won the Deutsche Bank Championship for the second time.

15. Rory has been ranked as the world’s number one golfer for a total of 96 weeks, including a streak of 54 consecutive weeks from August 2015 to May 2016.

16. Rory is a four-time winner of both the PGA Player of the Year Award and the European Tour Golfer of the Year Award.

17. In 2012, Rory was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.

18. Rory is an ambassador for Nike Golf and has his own line of golf equipment with them.

19. Rory is also a global brand ambassador for Omega, Rolex, and Bose.

20. Rory is married to Erica Stoll and they have one daughter, Poppy, who was born in 2018.