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Rory McIlroy
Golf
March 5
Golf: McIlroy regrets Honda Classic withdrawal
Rory McIlroy has admitted he was wrong to withdraw from the Honda Classic last week, saying he now regretted his decision to stop playing.
Golf
January 14
Golf: McIlroy announces Nike deal
World number one golfer Rory McIlroy has praised the clubs of his new sponsor Nike, saying he was hitting the ball further than ever after agreeing a multi-year sponsorship deal with the US sportswear firm.
Golf
November 12
Golf: McIlroy piles up more honours
World number one Rory McIlroy added further accolades to his already bulging resume when he was named winner of the PGA of America Player of the Year award and the Vardon Trophy.
Golf
September 19
Golf: McIlroy laughs off Tiger intimidation talk
Rory McIlroy has unquestionably overshadowed Tiger Woods on the 2012 PGA Tour but the Northern Irish world number one laughs at suggestions that he now intimidates the American, a 14-times major winner.
Golf
September 10
Golf: McIlroy continues winning run
World number one Rory McIlroy continued his red-hot form when he cruised to his third win in four starts with a two-shot victory at the BMW Championship that locked in the 30-man Tour Championship field.
Golf
September 7
Golf: McIlroy fires again in Indiana
World number one Rory McIlroy birdied his final two holes to earn a four-way share of the lead in the first round of the BMW Championship, while playing partner Tiger Woods was a shot back.
Golf
September 3
Golf: McIlroy wins Deutsche Bank Championship
World No.1 Rory McIlroy has come from three shots behind to win the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston, holding off fellow major champions Louis Oosthuizen and Tiger Woods.
Golf
September 1
Golf: McIlroy grabs lead in Massachusetts
World number one Rory McIlroy has surged into a two-shot lead midway through the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship after firing a second consecutive six-under 65.
Golf
August 13
Golf: Acclaim for McIlroy after PGA win
The superlatives are once again being heaped upon Rory McIlroy after the Northern Irishman, for the second time in 15 months, blew away the world's best to win his second major crown.
Golf
August 13
Golf: McIlroy cruises to PGA Championship win
Rory McIlroy underlined his superstar credentials as he repelled an early onslaught by Britain's Ian Poulter before cruising to his second major title by a record eight shots at the PGA Championship.
Golf
June 9
Golf: McIlroy back on track in Memphis
Rory McIlroy showed exquisite timing as he birdied three of his last four holes to surge into a one-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the St Jude Classic at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
Golf
May 24
Golf: McIlroy eyes maiden PGA Championship win
Rory McIlroy has adored Wentworth since he was a youth and wants to prolong his love affair with the course and prove he is the best player in the world by landing his maiden PGA Championship win on Sunday.
Golf
May 6
Golf: Fowler bests McIlroy in PGA playoff
Rickie Fowler has claimed his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Wells Fargo championship with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff against Briton Rory McIlroy and fellow American D.A. Points at Quail Hollow.
Golf
April 3
Golf: Masters meltdown over, McIlroy moving on
In the aftermath of his Masters meltdown last year, one phone call that meant the most to Rory McIlroy was from Greg Norman, the master of the Sunday collapse at Augusta National.
Golf
March 4
Golf: McIlroy holds off Woods charge to take top spot
Britain's Rory McIlroy has held off a spectacular final round charge from Tiger Woods to win the Honda Classic and take over as golf's new world number one.
Golf
February 26
Golf: Mahan upsets McIlroy to take Match Play Championship
American Hunter Mahan has clinched his fourth PGA Tour title with a 2 and 1 victory over world number two Rory McIlroy in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
Golf
February 26
Golf: McIlroy storms into Match Play final
In a performance worthy of a No. 1 player, Rory McIlroy made seven birdies in a 10-hole stretch Sunday to roar past Lee Westwood and into the final of the Match Play Championship.
Golf
January 1
Golf: McIlroy, Clarke honoured by Queen
Northern Irish golfers Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy are among the sports figures honoured by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Year list, after claiming their first major titles in 2011.
Golf
December 6
Golf: Big guns welcome Tiger's return to form
Tiger Woods is back to his winning ways, and some of the best golfers in the world are relishing the chance to face him again.
Golf
December 4
Golf: McIlroy wins Hong Kong Open
Rory McIlroy rallied to win the Hong Kong Open, holing out from a greenside bunker on the final hole on Sunday for a 5-under 65 and a two-stroke victory.
Golf
August 12
Golf: McIlroy shoots 73 in the 2nd round of PGA
After being assured he could do no additional damage, Rory McIlroy played Friday in the second round of the PGA Championship with a heavily taped right wrist.
Golf
July 30
Golf: McIlroy's challenge washed away in rain
A day that began with howling rain and wind ended in bright sunshine, a turn of meteorological fortune that helped sort out a bunched-up field at the British Open.
Golf
July 29
Golf: Angry McIlroy tells commentator to 'shut up'
Rory McIlroy showed his temperamental side after blowing an early lead and double-bogeying the 18th hole today at the Irish Open, telling a TV commentator to "shut up."
Golf
July 18
Opinion: What the Open taught us about Rory McIlroy
A really bad week for Rory McIlroy proved to be a really good week for learning a lot more about golf's hottest new star. The British Open opened a more illuminating window into his mind and game than victory in the US Open did, writes John Leicester of AP.
Golf
July 12
Golf: McIlroy in good shape for British Open
The strong wind blowing across Royal St. George's was just another sign that the moonscape masquerading as a golf course on the English coast would offer a vastly different test than the one solved so easily by Rory McIlroy at the US Open.
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