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Rory McIlroy (-5) won the opening round of the U.S. Open — beyond just his heavyweight bout with playing partners Scottie Scheffler (+1) and Xander Schauffele (E). The Northern Irishman fired a bogey-free 65 at Pinehurst No. 2 on Thursday, finishing in style with a lengthy birdie putt to hit the clubhouse tied with Patrick […]

Scottie Scheffler is the golfer to beat. Whenever he is in a tournament, every other player knows they have to outdo the world’s best, which makes some resort to mind games. Seemingly for that reason, Scheffler is happy to play alongside Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele at the U.S. Open this weekend. Scheffler, Schauffele, and […]

Rory McIlroy’s wife is Erica Stoll. Although McIlroy filed for divorce from Stoll in May 2024, McIlroy’s attorney filed a motion on June 11 to voluntarily dismiss the divorce petition, as the couple has reconciled. “There have been rumors about my personal life recently, which is unfortunate,” McIlroy said in a statement to The Guardian […]

PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy is gearing up for the 2024 US Open golf championship. However, the world No. 3 golfer has been dealing with some steep personal life woes. News broke that McIlroy filed for divorce from his wife Erica Stoll in mid-May. McIlroy and Stoll’s separation has taken a crucial turn one month […]

As he gears up for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, Rory McIlroy — currently ranked No. 3 in the world, with four major championships and 26 PGA Tour wins on his illustrious resume —  isn’t even trying to pretend he, or anybody else, is golfing on the same level as Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler, […]

As he makes yet another attempt at a fifth major victory, Rory McIlroy used his pre-tournament press conference before the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. to take stock of his PGA Tour career. In doing so, the Northern Irishman compared his professional golf journey to Tiger Woods’ pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’ 18 major […]

Tiger Woods took part in what he called a “productive” meeting last Friday, based in New York City, that included PGA Tour officials, player representatives and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the chairman of LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia. “It was productive,” Tiger said at his pre-tournament press conference ahead of the […]

Following his second round of golf at the Memorial at Muirfield Village on Friday, Rory McIlroy will conference into a meeting in New York with PGA Tour leadership, including Tiger Woods, and representatives from LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF). The meeting will tackle, as McIlroy put it, the “big boy stuff.” McIlroy […]

PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy is taking on the Memorial Pro-Am Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. McIlroy hopes to have a standout showing against elite competition, but professional golfers were not the only ones in his company. Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and actor Chris Pratt highlight some of the big […]

One year ago today, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and chairman of LIV Golf League’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Yasir Al-Rumayyan, sent unforeseen ripples through the worlds of golf, business, and geopolitics with their announcement of a “framework agreement” to unify the splintered sport. “LIV Golf to merge with PGA TOUR,” a chyron […]

The PGA Tour’s biggest stars will largely comprise the exclusive field for this week’s signature event: the Memorial at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. While much of the attention will focus on Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, and the down-ballot names contending for spots in next […]

The PGA Tour heads to Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio this week for the Memorial — the eighth and penultimate Signature Event of 2024. It’s also the final tune-up for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and the like before the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, which begins on June 13. […]

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, two of the biggest names in golf, are spearheading an innovative venture known as TGL (TGL presented by SoFi), a high-tech indoor golf league set to revolutionize the sport. This ambitious project, backed by various celebrities and sports stars, aims to bring golf into a new era of entertainment and […]

Rory McIlroy overcame a lack of practice time — and a bit of a hangover — to card a clean 4-under 66 in the opening round of the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf Club in Ontario on Thursday. “A bit of a slow start. (Caddie Harry Diamond’s) birthday dinner last night so had a […]

Ahead of the 2024 RBC Canadian Open, Rory McIlroy reiterated his regrets over the fractured nature of men’s golf amid the rift between the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf League. “I don’t think so,” McIlroy said Wednesday at Hamilton Golf Club, when asked if the off-court drama has impacted his performance on the course. […]

The PGA Tour heads to Hamilton Golf and Country Club for the RBC Canadian Open! Below we will continue our PGA Tour odds series as we hand out an RBC Canadian Open prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the event. Last year, Nick Taylor was able to win the […]

The PGA Tour ventures up to Ontario this week for the 113th edition of the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf Club. Two-time champion Rory McIlroy headlines the 156-person field in Ancaster. Last year’s event at Oakdale in Toronto was initially overshadowed by the surprise framework agreement between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. It […]

Last week, Rory McIlroy’s confidence in the PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s backer, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), finalizing their framework agreement in the near future hit a low point. That was last week — before Jimmy Dunne, who orchestrated the agreement — abruptly resigned from the policy board citing “no meaningful progress” in talks. […]

On the heels of capturing his fourth Wells Fargo Championship, world No. 2 golfer Rory McIlroy filed for divorce from his wife, Erica Stoll, on Monday, per Golf Digest. The couple married in 2017 and have one daughter together, three-year-old Poppy. McIlroy’s manager Sean O’Flaherty spoke on the golfer’s behalf in a statement released on […]

Perhaps in an effort to temper expectations, Jordan Spieth is deflecting the hype onto Rory McIlroy ahead of the 106th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, which begins Thursday. Spieth is the lone player in the field with the opportunity to complete the Career Grand Slam, though his inconsistent form over the past […]

Rory McIlroy (-17) stormed past Xander Schauffele (-12) to capture his fourth Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow, setting the table for an appetizing showdown with Scottie Scheffler (and Brooks Koepka) at next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla. Schauffele, the world no. 4, entered Sunday at 12-under, one up on McIlroy, who closed strong on […]

Xander Schauffele (-12) held onto his shrinking lead over Rory McIlroy (-11) after a gutsy Moving Day effort at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow, setting up a tantalizing finish to the PGA Tour’s final tune-up before the second major of the season. Sungjae Im sits in third place at 8-under par. Sepp Straka […]

Rory McIlroy will have a voice in negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s backer, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), though he won’t be joining Tiger Woods and Patrick Cantlay on the policy board. A quick refresher for those not playing fantasy negotiation committees: In November, McIlroy — after two years as the […]

Last November, at a key negotiating juncture, Rory McIlroy abruptly resigned from the PGA Tour policy board, citing exhaustion from two years in LIV Golf-related meetings (see: Full Swing). Jordan Spieth took his place. A few months later, Webb Simpson — one of six player directors of PGA Tour Enterprises, with Spieth, Tiger Woods, Adam […]

Some of golf’s biggest names, headlined by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will reportedly be eligible to receive lucrative equity payouts for remaining loyal to the PGA Tour amid competition from the LIV Golf League. Tiger can net upwards of $100 million in equity, per the Telegraph, thanks to PGA Tour Enterprises — a for-profit […]

Four days after the Masters, the PGA Tour is back at it with the fifth Signature Event of the season: the 2024 RBC Heritage. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy headline a stacked field at the picturesque Harbour Town Golf Links, on Hilton Head Island. Geographically, Harbour Town isn’t too far from the gusty Augusta, but […]

Rory McIlroy squashed post-Masters speculation that he might be considering a jump to the LIV Golf League and strongly reaffirmed his loyalty to the PGA Tour — seemingly once and for all. An unsubstantiated report circling Tuesday suggested that McIlroy was weighing a LIV offer worth upwards of $850 million, including an ownership stake in […]

The Masters is one of the most celebrated spectacles in sports, and as such, it does not need an abundance of compelling storylines for it to necessarily sizzle. The millions of viewers watching at home, many of whom are probably not diehard golf fans, can understand the magnitude of the event just by the prestige […]

Tiger Woods is bullish on Rory McIlroy’s chances to win the Masters — and therefore become the sixth player in PGA Tour history to complete the career Grand Slam. “No question he’ll do it at some point. Rory’s too talented, too good, and he’s going to be playing this event for a very long time,” […]

While Rory McIlroy and the PGA Tour are at TPC San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open the week before heading to Augusta National, LIV Golf League members are at Trump National Doral in Miami for its pre-Masters tune-up. The presence of LIV’s first 2024 event in the United States days before the tours re-converge […]

Throughout 2024, ClutchPoints contributors will banter on hot topics in golf. This is the second hole of The DisCourse. Michael: David, thanks for joining. I’m still thinking about your All-Star weekend proposal. We’re a week out from The Masters, so I thought we’d focus on Scottie Scheffler (apologies to the Valero Texas Open). Or rather, […]

Tiger Woods is a five-time champion at The Masters with the lowest per-round scoring average in the history of Augusta National Golf Club. Rory McIlroy has accomplished everything on the PGA Tour — except win a green jacket. Ahead of his always-anticipated start in the 2024 Masters, McIlroy — amid a herky-jerky 2024 season — […]

In a revealing conversation with Golf Magazine, per Reuters, Rory McIlroy, one of golf’s most prominent figures, has once again shared his perspective on the ongoing split between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League, describing the division as “unsustainable” and detrimental to the sport’s long-term interests. As a four-time major champion, […]

The 2024 Valero Texas Open may not be a Signature Event, but it holds a noteworthy place on the PGA Tour calendar as the final stop before The Masters. Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are among the stars who intend to use TPC San Antonio to sharpen their iron(s) before Augusta National. Corey Conners is the […]

TGL, the experimental golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in partnership with the PGA Tour, set a new launch date of Tuesday, January 7, 2025. TGL presented by SoFi will premier on ESPN and ESPN+. The first three matches will air in prime time on the first three Tuesdays of the new […]

Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, and Viktor Hovland paused their opening round of the Players Championship for nearly nine minutes to discuss whether McIlroy’s tee shot on the par-4 7th pitched above the red penalty line before bouncing back into the water. Based on TPC Sawgrass regulations, McIlroy would have been faced with about a 250-yard […]

Jay Monahan was asked to resign as PGA Tour commissioner in December, according to a report from No Laying Up’s Kevin Van Valkenburg. Here’s what Van Valkenburg wrote: “When Sky Sports reporter Jamie Weir asked Monahan directly if any of the player directors on the policy board had asked him to resign at any point […]

Speaking nearby PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, ahead of the 50th edition of its signature event — the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass — World No. 2 Rory McIlroy called for a true acceleration in negotiations with LIV Golf League as fan interest appears to be waning. “The more we go down […]

The 50th Players Championship goes down this week at TPC Sawgrass, and PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy is getting ready to participate in the storied event. While speaking to the media on Tuesday, McIlroy recalled a hilarious story about getting busted with a fake ID after his first time playing in the Players Championship back […]