Rory Daniel McIlroy was born on 4 May 1989 in Holywood, County Down, and is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2007 and turned professional later that year. He won the 2011 U.S. Open, the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championships and the 2014 Open Championship, completed the career grand slam with the 2025 Masters Tournament and won the Masters again in 2026, which makes six major championships in all. He has played for Europe in every Ryder Cup from 2010 to 2025 and in 2022 became the first person to win the FedEx Cup three times.
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is a Northern Irish professional golfer
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Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989)
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he is the sixth man to complete the modern career grand slam
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A six-time major champion
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is a Northern Irish professional golfer
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is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour
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he won his fifth at the 2025 Masters Tournament to complete the career grand slam
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the 2012 and 2014 PGA Championship
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the 2014 Open Championship
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He has played for Europe at the Ryder Cup in every edition from 2010 to 2025
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He has played for Europe at the Ryder Cup in every edition from 2010 to 2025
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