IT was the golfing duel that stopped the nation. Shortly after midnight on April 14, Britain was gripped by the sight of two of its own scrapping for The Masters’ Green Jacket at Augusta. After a

Rory McIlroy rarely got to play in Northern Ireland as a pro before the 2019 Open Championship was staged at Royal Portrush Golf Club. He remembers the internal pressure when he arrived for his tee time that Thursday -- the pressure of wanting to be the hero for his country.

So here is our final major big board of the year, ranking the top 30 golfers in the field. This is not simply the 30 best golfers in a vacuum. These are the 30 golfers that our crack team of Gabby Herzig, Hugh Kellenberger and Brody Miller believe are best suited to win this week at Royal Portrush.

Rory McIlroy Credits Wife Erica Stoll For Scottish Open Performance originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Rory McIlroy is showing signs of his Masters winning form at the Scottish Open this weekend. After completing the Grand Slam in April, he fell into a drought with consecutive underperformances in several events.

JJ Spaun was left heartbroken after being beaten by Rory McIlroy in a play-off at the Players Championship in March - and the Northern Irishman hasn't let him forget it

RORY MCILROY has been cut to 6/1 for the Open after his performance in Scotland this week. The Ulsterman heads to Royal Portrush as second favourite to Scottie Scheffler. McIlroy finished T2 in

It's a big week for Rory McIlroy as he makes his return to Northern Ireland this week at Royal Portrush, a course where he set the record at 16.

Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “Looking ahead to Royal Portrush, McIlroy’s Open odds have been clipped into 6/1 from 13/2 following his strong showing in Scotland. Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose also saw support this weekend, both shortening from 50/1 to 40/1, while Scottie Scheffler has eased slightly to 5/1 from 9/2.”