Rory McIlroy
| Rory McIlroy MBE |
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| — Golfer — | |
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McIlroy in May 2013
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Rory McIlroy |
| Nickname | Rors, Wee-Mac |
| Born |
4 May 1989 Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 11.5 st (161 lb; 73 kg) |
| Nationality |
 Northern Ireland
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| Residence |
Portrush, Northern Ireland Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| Partner | Erica Stoll |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 22 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 13 |
| European Tour | 13 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 4) |
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| Masters Tournament | 4th: 2015 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 2011 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 2014 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 2012, 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
2012, 2014 |
| PGA Player of the Year | 2012, 2014 |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year |
2012, 2014 |
| Vardon Trophy | 2012, 2014 |
| Byron Nelson Award | 2012, 2014 |
| European Tour Order of Merit winner |
2012, 2014, 2015 |
| European Tour Golfer of the Year |
2012, 2014, 2015 |
| Mark H. McCormack Award | 2012, 2014, 2015 |
| FedEx Cup Champion | 2016 |
Rory McIlroy, MBE (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. He was world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 95 weeks. He is a four-time major champion, winning the 2011 U.S Open with a tournament record: Lowest score under par (−16), 2012 PGA Championship with a tournament record: Largest victory margin (8 strokes), 2014 Open Championship, and 2014 PGA Championship. Along with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods he is one of three players to win three majors by the age of 25.
He 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.
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