It was a return six years in the making, and it was a return that perfectly encapsulated Rory McIlroy. Making the trek back ...

McIlroy didn't play his best Thursday at Royal Portrush but shot 1-under 70 and is three shots off the 18-hole lead.

Rory McIlroy shot 1-under 70 in the first round of the British Open at Royal Portrush that is also serving as a homecoming ...

Rain lashed from above, North Atlantic winds pummeled from the side, and thousands of excited, umbrella-wielding shapes ...

If we were feeling especially dramatic, that might be the way we'd describe the scene on the first tee Thursday afternoon at ...

World number one Scottie Scheffler was one stroke adrift, and Rory McIlroy scrambled to a 70 after a rollercoaster round in ...

Through the first round of The Open 2025, there is a five-way tie for the lead at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland ...

Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, the site of Shane Lowry's triumph in 2019. As has been the ...

The world No. 2 shot 1-under 70 Thursday at Royal Portrush, a far better start than the first time he played the Open at the ...

Just as a certain Northern Irishman’s golf ball flew left, but not too far left, and safely settled in the rough, the sun ...

It’s Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy atop the odds board after one round of The Open Championship, even though things look ...