Rory McIlroy: I don’t think it’s possible to be a playing Ryder Cup captain
Masters champion Rory McIlroy revealed he has already “shot down” the prospect of becoming a playing Ryder Cup captain in the future.
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Rory McIlroy switches focus to being at top form for Ryder Cup
Rory McIlroy is resetting his focus and his schedule in order to be on top form for Europe’s defence of the Ryder Cup.
How all 20 LIV Golfers finished at The Open Championship
LIV Golf’s major drought will extend into 2026, but the breakaway league did have a surprise top-10 finisher at Royal Portrush for The Open Championship. A breakdown of how each of the 20 LIV players fared at Royal Portrush. 1. Bryson DeChambeau (-9, T10) DeChambeau leading the LIV pack would not have been a surprise at the start of the week despite his shaky history on links courses. But his rally to a tie for 10th was especially impressive considering his 78 on Thursday left DeChambeau ahead of only seven players in the entire field.
Scottie Scheffler calls Tiger Woods comparisons ‘silly’ after his Open triumph
Newly-crowned Open champion Scottie Scheffler insists it is “silly” to compare him to Tiger Woods.
On a different level – Rory McIlroy hails Open champion Scottie Scheffler
Rory McIlroy expressed his admiration for Scottie Scheffler after the world number one denied him the chance of an emotional win in his home Open with a runaway victory at Royal Portrush.
Shane Lowry offers hope to chasing pack at Open with final-round 66
Shane Lowry offered hope to Rory McIlroy and the rest of the chasing pack praying for an uncharacteristic Scottie Scheffler slip by shooting a final-round 66 at The Open.
Scottie Scheffler in command despite double-bogey
A rare misjudgement from runaway Open leader Scottie Scheffler offered a glimmer of hope to the chasing pack but his advantage was still five shots as he entered the back nine at Royal Portrush.
Open leader Scottie Scheffler starts with birdie to dampen hopes of chasing pack
A brilliant opening birdie from Scottie Scheffler doused the fire in Rory McIlroy’s partisan home crowd as the unflappable world number one began what was expected to be a procession to his first Open title.