Rory McIlroy is a professional Northern Ireland golfer who plays on the European and PGA tours. He was once ranked the number one golfer globally and held that spot for over 100 weeks. He has won four major golf tournaments: the U.S. Open in 2011, the PGA Championship in 2012 and 2014, and The Open Championship in 2014.
McIlroy won his first European Tour event in 2009 and his first PGA Tour event in 2010. By age 22, he became the youngest player to earn €10 million on the European Tour, and by 2012, the youngest to earn $10 million on the PGA Tour. In 2022, he became the first golfer to win the FedEx Cup three times. He also won The Players Championship in 2019 and again in 2025. McIlroy has played for Europe in the Ryder Cup from 2010 to 2023 and also represented Ireland and Great Britain & Ireland in other events. He was named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year in both 2011 and 2014.
Rory McIlroy Biography
Rory Daniel McIlroy was born on 4 March, 1989 (age: 35 years) in Holywood, Northern Ireland, UK, and his height is around 5′ 8″ inches.
Rory McIlroy Parents
Rory McIlroy’s father is Gerry, and his mom is Rosie Mcilroy. Rory is the only child of his parents. Gerry had played golf at a high level, and Rory often joined him at Holywood Golf Club. At seven, he became the youngest member of the Holywood Golf Club.
I saw other kids that were friends of mine and their families, and you know, their parents didn’t work like my parents did or as long hours as my parents did, and they got to go on summer holidays because our summer holidays were me going and playing in golf tournaments. 1olympics
Rory McIlroy Honorary Achievements
Rory McIlroy grew up in a Catholic family and has described himself as Irish, Northern Irish, and British at different times. When golf became an Olympic sport again in 2016, Rory was asked whether he would play for Great Britain or Ireland. In 2013, he said he felt connected to both, but if there were a Northern Irish team, he’d choose that. In 2014, he decided to represent Ireland. In 2023, he also appeared in the Netflix sports documentary series Full Swing.
Rory McIlroy won several big awards, including PGA Player of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year. He also won the Vardon Trophy and Byron Nelson Award for having the best scoring average. In Europe, he won the Race to Dubai and was named European Tour Golfer of the Year. He led the world golf rankings for most of the year and received the Mark H. McCormack Award. Then, he also won a Laureus Award for Breakthrough of the Year.
In recognition of his success, he was given the title Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for his contribution to sport.
In 2014, McIlroy again won the PGA Player and Tour Player of the Year and won both the Vardon Trophy and the Byron Nelson Award. He also won RTÉ Sports Person of the Year and was named BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year for the third time. In 2015, he was nominated for the Laureus Sportsman of the Year and was named European Tour Golfer of the Year again.
In 2019, McIlroy won PGA Tour Player of the Year for the third time and picked up the Vardon Trophy and Byron Nelson Award once more. In 2022, he won both of those awards again, marking the fourth time he’d received each.
Rory McIlroy Wife
Rory McIlroy was in a relationship with Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki and got engaged in December 2013, but in May 2014, Rory ended the engagement. Rory then began dating Erica Stoll, who used to work for the PGA of America. They got engaged in 2015 and were married in April 2017 and have a daughter named Poppy Kennedy Mcilroy. 2famousbirthdays Â
Rory McIlroy Business Ventures
Rory McIlroy in 2007 signed with a sports agency called ISM, run by former golfer Chubby Chandler. After that, he joined Horizon Sports Management, and in 2013, McIlroy left Horizon and started his own company, Rory McIlroy Management Services Ltd. This company handles his earnings from sponsorships. By 2017, McIlroy was one of the world’s top-paid athletes, earning $50 million that year—mostly from endorsements.
In 2019, McIlroy and his agent, Sean O’Flaherty, started a venture capital company called Symphony Ventures based in Dublin. It invests in health, sports, and tech. He also invested in Whoop, a fitness band company, and joined the investment team for the Alpine Formula One racing group in 2023. In 2024, he invested in a ticket company called TickPick. In 2022, McIlroy co-founded TMRW Sports with Tiger Woods and Mike McCarley. Their first big project was TGL, a high-tech indoor golf league backed by ESPN. By 2024, TMRW Sports was valued at $500 million.
His Charity Work
McIlroy became an ambassador for UNICEF Ireland in 2011 and visited Haiti that year. In 2013, he launched The Rory Foundation to help children’s charities. In 2014, he donated £1 million to a cancer charity for children. By 2016, his foundation had given over £1.15 million to charities in Ireland and the UK. In 2023, he donated €1 million to help build a children’s cancer support lodge in Cong, County Mayo. 3wikipediaÂ
Rory McIlroy Net Worth
Rory McIlroy has established himself as one of Ireland’s most successful sports stars, with a huge net worth of £225 million. 4gbnews Â
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