Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy Biography

Rory McIlroy (born 4 May 1989 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish professional golfer.

Career

At the age of 15 years, McIlroy was a member of the winning European team at the Junior Ryder Cup 2004. A year later he became the youngest winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close Championship was. He was able to defend both titles the following year and decide the European Amateur Championship in itself. In the same year McIlroy represented Ireland in the Eisenhower Trophy and victorious at the World Amateur Team Championship. In February 2007 he stood for a week at the top of world rankings for amateurs. In the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie, he won the Silver Medal as the best amateur. In that year, McIlroy was in the team of Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup, which the U.S. had been defeated in short supply.

A few days after his 16th Birthday McIlroy had his first appearance in a tournament on the European Tour, the British Masters 2005th At 17 years he succeeded in placing his first prize at the Dubai Desert Classic 2007, but he could not accept as an amateur.
Rory McIlroy at the Memorial Golf Tournament.jpg

In September 2007 he became a professional golfer and played its way through invitations to tournaments on the European Tour prize money enough, in order to secure full playing rights for the following season. At the end of that season he won the 95th Rank in the European Tour Order of Merit, one year later, McIlroy is already available on place 36th

In February 2009 he finally succeeded in the first tournament victory in the heavily occupied Dubai Desert Classic. He also reached the ascent into the top 20 golf world rankings. After finishing third at the PGA Championship and a second place at the Dubai World Championship was McIlroy at the end of the season second in the Race to Dubai and forced his way into the top 10 world rankings.

Since 2010, McIlroy plays in the U.S. on the PGA Tour. He got his first victory in early May at the Quail Hollow Championship.

After he lost in April 2011 at The Masters a leader by four strokes after the third day and split at the 15th Course completed, he succeeded in June, his first victory in a Major Championship. He won the U.S. Open with the previously best result ever played in this tournament by 16 strokes under par, which He beat the old record (-12) from Tiger Woods in 2000. After this tournament he was ranked 4th on the world rankings. In November 2011, McIlroy moved in front of 2nd place.
European Tour victories

2009 Dubai Desert Classic
2011 U.S. Open UBS Hong Kong Open (includes the Asian Tour)

Major championship is shown in bold.

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