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He also won the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions in November.
Continued Success and Third FedEx Cup
Rory started 2020 by returning to the world number one ranking. He ended his amateur career at the 2007 Walker Cup in September.
Becoming a Professional Golfer
Rory McIlroy officially became a professional golfer on September 18, 2007.
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He turned professional later that year.
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| Full name | Rory Daniel McIlroy |
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| Nickname | Rors, Wee-Mac |
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| Born | (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 36)
Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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| Weight | 11.5 st (161 lb; 73 kg) |
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| Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Career |
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| Turned professional | 2007 |
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| Current tour(s) | European Tour
PGA Tour |
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| Professional wins | 44 |
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| Number of wins by tour |
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| PGA Tour | 29 |
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| European Tour | 19 |
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| Asian Tour | 1 |
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| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
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| Other | 4 |
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Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 5) |
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| The Masters Tournament | Won: 2025 |
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| U.S.
He decided not to go to college on a golf scholarship. His mom worked night shifts at a factory. Rory later bought them a house, saying he could never fully repay them. At nine years old, Rory won his first big international amateur tournament in Miami, Florida. However, he had a tough final round and finished tied for 15th. He bounced back strongly at the U.S.
Open in June. His father served as his first coach, teaching him the basics of golf. Their hard work paid off when Rory won his first World Championship for the 9–10 age group bracket in Miami, Florida.At 15, he was a member of Europe’s winning 2004 Junior Ryder Cup team. The following year and the next, he became the youngest back-to-back winner of both the West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close Championship.He was also part of the 2005 European Amateur Team Championship and the 2007 European Amateur Team Championship champion team.In August 2006, he won the European Amateur at Biella Golf Club, then became the second man to top the World Amateur Golf Ranking the following year.At the 2007 Open Championship, McIlroy was awarded The Silver Medal as the leading amateur.He won the Silver Medal at Carnoustie and topped the Amateur world rankings for the first time.Professional Career- It was also in 2007 when Rory became a professional golfer, signing with the International Sports Management and graduating to the European Tour.
He got help from different coaches, including Dave Stockton and Brad Faxon, who was known as a great putter. By age three, he was already hitting golf balls 40 yards! Rory and his dad, Gerry McIlroy, in May 2013 At home, Rory practiced chipping golf balls into the family's washing machine. He was only 17. - The following year, Rory entered the top 200 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 79th place.
- In 2009, Rory won his first European Tour event at the Dubai Desert Classic, taking his world ranking to 16 after only 18 months as a pro.
- His rank rose to 16th after this victory.
- The next year, Rory joined the 2010 US PGA tour and picked up his first victory at the Quail Hollow Championship after scoring a 62 in the final round.
- He also scored the lowest first-round score in the 150-year history of the Open Championship with a 9-under-par 63 on opening day.
- In the 2011 US Open, Rory won his first major at Congressional and recorded the lowest aggregate score in US Open history.
- The following year, he won the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island with an eight-stroke victory, making him the youngest multiple major champion since Seve Ballesteros.
- He also helped secure victory in the 2012 Ryder Cup over the US team in what became known as the ‘Miracle of Medinah’.
- He did not fare well in 2013 but in 2014, Rory bagged the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
- He also won his third and fourth major championship, winning the 2014 Open Championship by two strokes over Rickie Fowler and Sergio García, and the 2014 US PGA.
- After winning the Omega Dubai Desert Classic for a second time, he placed decently in his 2015 golfing but injured his left anterior talofibular ligament.
- In 2016, he won the Irish Open, a tournament hosted by the Rory Foundation.
 In 2007, he helped Ireland win the European Amateur Team Championship. In August 2006, Rory won the European Amateur in Italy. He also won his fifth Race to Dubai title. In 2024, Rory won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic for the fourth time. In March, he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his first win since 2016. On April 13, 2025 at Augusta National Golf Club, he captured his fifth Major title, becoming only the sixth player ever to complete the coveted career Grand Slam.
His global tournament wins now number in the forties.
Two months later, he won his second FedEx Cup title by winning the Tour Championship. By November 2008, he was in the top 50, which earned him an invitation to the 2009 Masters Tournament. First Wins and Ryder Cup DebutRory got his first professional win at age 19 at the Dubai Desert Classic in February 2009.
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