Rory McIlroy

Description: Sports: Golf / Sports Topic: Golf Players / A Northern Irish professional golfer. Played his first professional event ... more

Rory McIlroy ... at the age of 16 in 2005 at The Belfry. Also in 2005 he became the youngest winner of the prestigious West of Ireland and Irish Close Championships.

Newest Review: ... professional tournament, The Quinn Direct British Masters in September 2007, he comfortably made the cut, eventually tying for 42nd place and earning himself over Euro15,000 in the process. The following month he received an invite to the prestigious Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the home of golf in Saint Andrew's, Scotland. Against the cream of European golf the young McIlroy shot ... more

... an unbelievable 15 under par for the four rounds, winning third spot in the tournament and over Euro211,000 in the process. A week later he was at it again, tying for fourth spot in the Madrid Open, and adding a further Euro41,580 to his already heal...more

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Rory McIlroy: The New Celtic Tiger? (886 words)
by - written on 04/02/09 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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As one Celtic Tiger (economic version) whimpers in its death throes another emerges from Holywood in Northern Ireland who threatens to take the golf world by storm and break the stranglehold that Tiger Woods has had on the world golf rankings for so many years. Rory McIlroy is still only 19 years of age, but already there is talk of this precocious young Irish golfer going on to become one of golf's legends! To be honest it's not hard to see why people are becoming so excited. Every now and again a sporting talent emerges that is so awesome in its intensity that it simply takes your breath away. Such a talent is this young lad from Co. Down. By the age of 16 ... Read the complete review

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