Rory McIlroy, Portrush and British Open
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Belfast News Letter on MSNOpen 2025 diary: Home heroes Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke and Tom McKibbin thrill Royal Portrush crowd in celebration of Northern Ireland sportAfter a busy weekend covering news and sport for the paper, I'm not going to lie...I made the most of my Bank Holiday Monday off.
Rory McIlroy grew up in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and learned to play golf at Holywood Golf Club. I visited and took the "McIlroy Tour."
HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland — Two decades before Rory McIlroy’s career-defining triumph, when he finally conquered his Masters demons with an emotional rollercoaster of a win at Augusta National, he did, in fact, already own a green jacket.