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RORY MCILROY

Brooks Koepka watches his shot from the 10th tee during a Liv Golf event in Carrolton, Texas, on Sept. 20.
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Dec 12, 2024
Brooks Koepka envisions Liv and PGA staging Ryder Cup-style event
Koepka said a competitive match next week "could transcend golf."
Rory McIlroy deemed 2024 as a success despite missing out on winning his fifth major.
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Nov 14, 2024
Rory McIlroy motivated to keep up with Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele
McIlroy said will be more selective about the events he plays in the United States next year.
Rory McIlroy leaves the course following the fourth round of the BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, England, on Sept. 22.
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Oct 10, 2024
Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau set for PGA-LIV showdown in Las Vegas
The 18-hole, made-for television event between four of the biggest names from the upstart Saudi-backed LIV series and the PGA Tour will be staged at Shadow Creek.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy speaks during a news conference ahead of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in England on Wednesday.
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Sep 19, 2024
McIlroy says players among hurdles to PGA Tour-PIF deal
The four-time major champion said there were different opinions among all the players about the best way forward.
Rory McIlroy has been critical of LIV Golf since it began in 2021.
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Sep 12, 2024
Rory McIlroy not trying to send any 'message' with exhibition against LIV Golf stars
McIlroy has expressed his frustration since the creation of LIV Golf, which began in 2021 and has splintered the sport.
Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the ninth tee box during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta on Saturday.
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Sep 3, 2024
Rory McIlroy aims to cut as many as nine events in 2025
"I felt like I hit a bit of a wall sort of post-U.S. Open, and still feel a little bit of that hangover," the golfer said.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy participates in a practice round on Tuesday in Troon, Scotland, ahead of the British Open.
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Jul 17, 2024
Scheffler and DeChambeau loom over McIlroy's bid for major redemption
McIlroy's major drought continued in last month's U.S. Open, where he agonizingly finished second after bogeying three of his last four holes.
Rory McIlroy pitches onto the eighteenth green during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Sunday.
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Jun 18, 2024
McIlroy to take short break from golf after U.S. Open heartbreak
"I've shown my resilience over and over again in the last 17 years and I will again," the golfer said in the wake of Sunday's loss.
Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after making a putt on No. 18 to win the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Sunday.
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Jun 17, 2024
Bryson DeChambeau outduels Rory McIlroy in final round to win U.S. Open
DeChambeau parred the final three holes to complete a 1-over-par 71, and that was enough for a one-shot victory.
Rory McIlroy prepares to putt on the 18th green during the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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Jun 14, 2024
McIlroy's superb start could spark end to 10-year major drought
The 35-year-old Northern Ireland star, who last won a major at the 2014 PGA Championship, fired a bogey-free 5-under-par 65.
Scottie Scheffler pumps his fist after making a putt during the final round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on Sunday.
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Jun 12, 2024
U.S. Open field chasing Scottie Scheffler's greatness
Rory McIlroy describes Scheffler as relentless, with the American having played 14 times with only one tournament finish outside the top 10.
Rory McIlroy speaks with Tyler Collet during a practice round ahead of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday.
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May 16, 2024
Rory McIlroy losing confidence in PGA-LIV merger
Without Dunne on the PGA Tour policy board, Rory McIlroy said he believes a discussed merger with LIV Golf is moving in the wrong direction.
Rory McIlroy was one of the PGA Tour's staunchest defenders when the turmoil that has gripped the sport began with the emergence of LIV Golf.
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Apr 25, 2024
Rory McIlroy open to returning to PGA Tour board
McIlroy stepped down from the board in a surprise move last November, saying he wanted to concentrate on his own game.
Rory McIlroy does not think LIV Golf players who return to the PGA Tour should be punished.
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Feb 1, 2024
Rory McIlroy changes tune on punishment for LIV players returning to PGA
Rory McIlroy concedes he has "changed his tune" on the issue of LIV golfers returning to play on the PGA Tour.
Rory McIlroy speaks during a news conference in Boston in November.
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Jan 10, 2024
Rory McIlroy has 'dream scenario' for a new world tour
The star golfer would like to see golf take a more global approach by tapping into markets like Japan and Australia.
Rory McIlroy lines up his putt during the Ryder Cup in Rome on Oct. 1. The popular golfer has made no secret that the PGA Tour's secret talks with Saudi Arabia had blindsided and stung him.
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Nov 15, 2023
Rory McIlroy resigns from PGA Tour board
The decision by one of golf's most popular athletes is a particularly public blow to the tour and its board.
Alpine is currently sixth in the Formula One constructors' standings.
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Oct 18, 2023
Patrick Mahomes and Rory McIlroy join investors in F1's Alpine
The announcement comes ahead of the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
U.S. golfer Patrick Cantlay celebrates after holing his birdie putt on the 18th green to win his fourball match with teammate Wyndham Clark against Team Europe's Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick at the Ryder Cup in Rome on Saturday.
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Oct 1, 2023
Europe leads Ryder Cup by five but U.S. finally shows fight
Europe needs four points from Sunday's 12 singles to regain the trophy and continue its incredible 30-year unbeaten home run.
Japan Times
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Jul 19, 2023
Rory McIlroy hopes Hoylake return can finally end major drought
The past two years in particular have brought a series of cases of what might have been for the Northern Ireland star.
Japan Times
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Jul 14, 2023
Rory McIlroy would retire before joining LIV Golf
'If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on earth I would retire. That's how I feel about it,' McIlroy said
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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