By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 10 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy needed a playoff to win his first Masters last year.

Rory McIlroy began to strengthen his grip on his defence of the Masters title after moving clear at the top of the second-round leaderboard at Augusta National. Three successive birdies from the ...

Rory McIlroy opens up a six-shot lead at the Masters - a record after 36 holes - as he sharpens his focus on securing a rare ...

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Modern miracles never cease to amaze me. Yesterday, on my way to Salt Lake City, encased in a steel tube some six miles in the air, I watched Rory McIlroy take apart Augusta ...

Golf Digest’s Luke Kerr-Dineen has a perceptive look at how, even as McIlroy built a sizable lead through 36 holes at Augusta National, a worrisome trend had developed in his ball flight. That mirrors ...

Rory McIlroy maintains his position atop the leaderboard heading into the back nine at Augusta National on Sunday. Rory ...

So it has been for Alan Shipnuck and his latest best-selling book, "Rory: The Heartache and Triumph of Golf's Most Human ...

Rory McIlroy followed up his career Grand Slam-clinching win at The Masters in 2025 with another victory round Augusta ...

A complete list of the golf equipment Rory McIlroy used to win the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 10 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy needed a playoff to win his first Masters last year. Twelve months later, nobody can get near the free-wheeling Northern Irishman. The defending ...

When Rory McIlroy chatted to the great Jack Nicklaus about the best way to defend his Masters title, he received a succinct piece of advice. "He told me 'no double bogeys'," laughed McIlroy. An ...