As the Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush, those who say Rory McIlroy shoot a record 61 around the course as a 16-year-old remember it as the day he went to "the next level" in his career.

McIlroy didn’t need to think hard. It was 2007 and he had made $20,530 on the DP World Tour for a T-42 finish at the British ...

Rory McIlroy doesn’t think it’s feasible to be a successful playing captain at the Ryder Cup in the modern era, and it’s why he’s as intrigued as anyone to how the formation of the U.S. team will ...

The opening two rounds will feature World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and World No. 2 Rory McIlroy in the same group, a marquee pairing that follows McIlroy’s return after skipping last week’s FedEx St.

If McIlroy didn’t quite deliver, then Royal Portrush — where he shot 61 as a 16-year-old for the course record — certainly did, gaining widespread rave reviews.

So dominant was McIlroy at Kiawah Island, where he had rounds of 67-66 on the weekend to win the PGA Championship by eight shots, that it's easy to get caught up in all things Rory.

Scottie Scheffler’s performance on Friday’s second round at Royal Portrush was nothing short of a masterpiece. Drawing inspiration from Rory McIlroy’s recent “artist vs.