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Scottish Sun
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘I live two different lives' – Rory McIlroy says he ‘needs a break mentally' just weeks before The Open
The Masters champion has experienced a dip in form over the last two months ROR EMOTION 'I live two different lives' – Rory McIlroy says he 'needs a break mentally' just weeks before The Open Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MASTERS champion Rory McIlroy has revealed that he plans to fly back to the UK for a break following a whirlwind few months in the States. The 36-year-old ended his 11-year wait for a Masters title earlier this year, beating Justin Rose to the green jacket in Augusta. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Rory McIlroy says he 'needs a break mentally' following a whirlwind few months Credit: Getty 3 McIlroy with wife Erica Stoll Credit: AFP In winning the prestigious tournament, he became just the sixth male golfer to achieve a career Grand Slam. But the Northern Irishman has experienced a dip in form over the last two months. He finished 19th at the US Open and sixth at the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Following a disappointing few weeks, McIlroy is now looking forward to returning home with his wife, Erica, and four-year-old daughter, Poppy, for a well-earned break. READ MORE ON GOLF OPEN GOALS Former Premier League bad boy, 43, plays in The Open qualifying He said: "I think more so than anything else it'll just be good for me mentally to take a little bit of a break and get back to my neck of the woods, get back to the UK for a little bit. "I'm excited for that and I've alluded to the fact I probably haven't taken enough time off or time to reflect after what happened in April. "So I'm excited to do a little bit of that over these next two weeks." He also said: "I feel like I live two different lives. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "I'm a dad and a husband when I'm away from here, and then I'm who I am when I'm here. "It's always nice to get away and feel a bit of normality." Eagle-eyed fans spot Rory McIlroy's 'unrepeatable' magic trick in furious fit of rage at US Open McIlroy's struggles come just three weeks before The Open at Royal Portrush. Heading to the home tournament will cap a rollercoaster 18 months for the Northern Irishman. Last May he and wife Erica were filing for a divorce after seven years of marriage. But just a month later, the couple revealed they had reconciled. As they embark on a new period in their relationship, it's understood Erica decided the McIlroy family - which includes daughter Poppy, 4, should leave America and return to live in the UK. 3 The couple are back on track - and planning to move to the UK Credit: Getty Open snub At the US Open earlier this month McIlroy snubbed the press after his first two rounds. He then didn't hold back when explaining the reason behind his hiatus. "It's just frustration with you guys [some sections of the media]," the golf ace said. "I have been totally available for the past number of years. "That [driver issue] was a part of it, but at Augusta, I skipped you guys on Thursday. "It's not out of the ordinary as I've done it before, but I am doing it a little more often. "I feel like I've earned the right to do whatever I want to do."
The Irish Sun
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘I live two different lives' – Rory McIlroy says he ‘needs a break mentally' just weeks before The Open
MASTERS champion Rory McIlroy has revealed that he plans to fly back to the UK for a break following a whirlwind few months in the States. The 36-year-old Advertisement 3 Rory McIlroy says he 'needs a break mentally' following a whirlwind few months Credit: Getty 3 McIlroy with wife Erica Stoll Credit: AFP In winning the prestigious tournament, he became just the sixth male golfer to achieve a career Grand Slam. But the Northern Irishman has experienced a dip in form over the last two months. He finished 19th at the US Open and sixth at the Travelers Championship on Sunday. Following a disappointing few weeks, Advertisement READ MORE ON GOLF He said: "I think more so than anything else it'll just be good for me mentally to take a little bit of a break and get back to my neck of the woods, get back to the UK for a little bit. "I'm excited for that and I've alluded to the fact I probably haven't taken enough time off or time to reflect after what happened in April. "So I'm excited to do a little bit of that over these next two weeks." He also said: "I feel like I live two different lives. Advertisement Most read in Golf CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "I'm a dad and a husband when I'm away from here, and then I'm who I am when I'm here. "It's always nice to get away and feel a bit of normality." Eagle-eyed fans spot Rory McIlroy's 'unrepeatable' magic trick in furious fit of rage at US Open McIlroy's struggles come just three weeks before The Open at Royal Portrush. Advertisement Heading to the home tournament will cap a rollercoaster 18 months for the Northern Irishman. L ast May he and wife Erica after seven years of marriage. But just a month later, the couple revealed As they embark on a new period in their relationship, it's understood Erica decided the McIlroy family - which includes daughter Poppy, 4, should leave America and return to live in the UK. Advertisement 3 The couple are back on track - and planning to move to the UK Credit: Getty Open snub At the US Open earlier this month McIlroy snubbed the press after his first two rounds. He then didn't hold back when "It's just frustration with you guys [some sections of the media]," the golf ace said. Advertisement "I have been totally available for the past number of years. "That [driver issue] was a part of it, but at Augusta, I skipped you guys on Thursday. "It's not out of the ordinary as I've done it before, but I am doing it a little more often. "I feel like I've earned the right to do whatever I want to do." Advertisement
The Irish Sun
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Rory McIlroy hilariously mocks himself in wholesome moment as kid approaches him with green jacket at RBC Canadian Open
MASTERS CHAMPION Rory McIlroy took aim at himself as he returned to the course at the RBC Canadian Open. The Down ace had the laugh with a young fan at the TPC Toronto after bumping into a the kid wearing a mini version of the famous Green Jacket. Advertisement 2 Rory McIlroy shared a wholesome moment with a young fan ahead of the RBC Canadian Open Credit: PGA TOUR 2 The Down ace will look to defend his RBC Canadian Open this week The four-time major winner stopped for photos and autographs during Wednesday's Pro-Am at TPC Toronto, and couldn't resist a cheeky line when he saw the infant in the famous Masters colours. World number two McIlroy referenced his long-awaited Masters victory in April which saw him finally complete the career Grand Slam. He joked: "It took me a little longer to get one of those,' The viral clip, shared by the Advertisement read more on golf The 35-year-old begins his RBC Canadian Open campaign on Thursday. Holywood hotshot McIlroy will be aiming to win the event for a third time after previous triumphs in 2019 and 2023. McIlroy will lead the field at this week's RBC Canadian Open as the two-time champ headlines a stacked 156-man field. World No. 2 McIlroy is joined by the likes of Ludvig Åberg, Sam Burns, Shane Lowry, Tom Kim, Justin Rose, Sahith Theegala and home favourites Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes and Nick Taylor. Advertisement Most read in Golf The total prize pot stands at $9.8 million, with a whopping $1.76m and 500 FedExCup points going to the winner. Scotland's Ryder Cup sta Robert MacIntyre returns as defending champion after his emotional breakthrough win in 2024. He held off Ben Griffin by a single shot at Hamilton Golf & Country Club with his dad Dougie on the bag. All the action gets underway on Thursday live on Sky Sports Golf. Advertisement
The Irish Sun
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Rory McIlroy set to skip yet another PGA Tour Signature Tournament as schedule shake-up continues
MASTERS champ Rory McIlroy will be a no-show at next week's Memorial Tournament . It will be the first time the five-time major winner has missed Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament signature event since 2017. 2 Rory McIlroy will miss Jack Nicklaus' signature event next week ahead in Ohio 2 The five-time major winner has missed three Signature events this season on the PGA Tour The world number two hasn't teed it up since a disappointing T-47 finish at the PGA Championship. And McIlroy also refused to speak with the media for any of his four rounds at the season's second major, where he made headlines for swapping out a 'non-conforming' driver just before the tournament began. The Northern Irishman has been vocal about cutting down his schedule in 2024 and has now skipped three of the PGA Tour's signature events. 36-year-old McIlroy also skipped The Sentry and RBC Heritage earlier this year. READ MORE ON GOLF The Holywood hotshot could be at risk of another hefty financial penalty after skipping his third Signature Event of the PGA Tour season - two more than the PGA Tour's recommended limit. Under the tour's Player Impact Program (PIP), players ranked in the top 20 are expected to compete in all but one of the designated Signature Events unless they have a valid exemption. McIlroy famously fell foul of that rule in 2023 when he In 2024, the requirement for compulsory attendance at designated events was eliminated. Most read in Golf But players could still lose a portion of their PIP earnings if they had multiple pre-informed absences. So far, the PGA Tour has not confirmed whether any exemptions have been granted for his absences this year. 'I wouldn't be in a rush either' say fans as Paige Spiranac names celebrity as 'slowest golfer' she's ever played with Fans will now have to wait until the Canadian Open on June 5 to see him back in action. That gives McIlroy a fortnight to reset before aiming for more major glory at the US Open at Oakmont, June 12–15. He has already confirmed that he'll make his India debut in October, and will also play the Australian Open in December for the first time since 2013. The final signature stop of the season is at the Travelers Championship, which follows the US Open in Connecticut.
The 42
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Scheffler's remarkable resilience allows him overcome major stumble to win at Quail Hollow
IF RORY MCILROY'S MASTERS triumph was a mass exorcism of past error and heartbreak, Scottie Scheffler's victory at the 2025 PGA Championship is a testament to his refusal to allow a single ghost visit his feasts. Scheffler is blessed with the amnesia of the greatest sportspeople, and so he is not conditioned or cowed by anything that has gone before. Thus this victory was neither exuberant nor dramatic, but instead a prime exhibit of Scheffler's astonishingly uncluttered mind. He shakes negativity out of his mind like the rest of us shake out the water clogging our ears. Scheffler lost his three-shot lead across a front nine in which he effectively lost his swing from the tee, continually hitting wildly left and leaking shot after shot after shot. Jon Rahm rose to a share for the lead, but he did at exactly the point Scheffler washed himself of whatever was holding him back. From there he strode for home to win by five. This is his third major title, but it will be remembered as just another milestone of what will be one of the greatest careers in the history of professional golf. Scheffler's God-fearing caddie Ted Scott posted a video to Instagram today, titling it a Sunday Sermon, holding forth on Scheffler's virtues. Looking back on the arrest on the Friday morning of this event last year, Scott praised Scheffler's sheer lack of emotion; the fact he did not get angry or demonstrative, that he did not seek vengeance and instead sought 'wise counsel.' Scott said he would not have had the same zen, but would instead have been blinded with pity and range. Scott will tell you these qualities are what makes Scottie Scheffler a good Christian. They are also what makes him a great golfer: he has a stunning ability to react to setbacks. It's a quality best distilled by the fact he made bogey or worse 11 times this week, but responded with a birdie on the next hole on six occasions. (One of those was on the 72nd hole, so he'll presumably open with a birdie at his next event.) Nobody in the field came close to that kind of bounceback rate. Scheffler began looking bizarrely human, consistently missing left. He went wide and in that direction off holes two, five, seven, eight and nine. While a birdie on the second atoned for a bogey on the first hole, he went on to drop shots at six and nine – and effectively another by only making par at the generous par-five seventh – to make the turn at two-over par. But his competitors were busy granting him forgiveness for his sins. Rahm was the only one of the last six starters to avoid bogey at the first, while JT Poston, Si Woo Kim, Davis Riley and his playing partner Alex Noren all played their opening nine over-par. But then Rahm stirred to declare intent. First he birdied the eighth hole and followed them with birdies on 10 and 11. When Scheffler found himself on the 10th green, he took a long look at the leaderboard and realised the water level had suddenly risen. He was back in a tie for the lead. Advertisement To look at Scheffler surveying that leaderboard – a chronicle of all he had lost and what more he might yet lose – was our invitation to try gaze into his mind, and wonder whether he had the wherewithal to respond. By that stage, though, we were already too late, for Scottie Scheffler had it all figured out. Somewhere on the way to 10th tee he managed to find an adjustment to his swing, which instantly wiped away the left-hand miss. Having flushed that drive down the fairway, he made birdie to regain the lead. He then indulged the pleasure of the golfing gods. Rahm saw a brilliant birdie putt lip out on 13, and then got a brutal kick right and into a bunker having drawn a gorgeous 5-wood off the tee and into the 14th green. Rahm missed the birdie putt and then failed to score on the par-five 15th, missing with another poor putt. This meant Rahm had to plead for mercy down the Green Mile, but his aggression in doing so was punished. Rahm went miles left on 16 – 'yep, that's fucked' he told his caddie as it took its crooked arc – and made bogey, and so had to attack the pin on the par-three 17th. It was a necessarily bold gambit, but one that yielded a shattering double-bogey. He then went into the creek snaking along the left of the 18th green and made another double. It was a spectacular closing implosion, but Scottie Scheffler drives people to these extremes. Scheffler thus arrived to the punishing trio of closing holes as a picture of serenity. Having birdied each of the scoreable 14 and 15 holes, he stood on the 16th tee with a three-shot lead. By the time he was taking his second shot the lead was five. By the time he left the green, it was six. The winning score was five, after his putt on the final hole came up just short. Major celebrations. Having wept his way up the final fairway, Scheffler raised his arms and then slammed his hat into the green, a call-back to McIlroy's celebration after the 73rd hole at Augusta last month. Both have won the year's first two majors in very different ways.
