What time does Rory McIlroy tee off at The Open? Start times, how to watch, prize money and latest odds - Masters champion targeting second career Claret Jug on home turf in Northern Ireland

Backspin: His year was slowed by a rib injury that kept him out for two months. Padraig Harrington (2007-08), Tiger Woods (2005-06) and Tom Watson (1982-83) are the only back-to-back Open champions the last 50 years.

It’s hard to think of a stranger year in Rory McIlroy’s career. He started by finally winning The Masters, but then his form took a real dip over the summer. Even so, it’s unlikely McIlroy would have turned down a green jacket at the start of 2025,

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

Pádraig Harrington will hit the first tee shot in The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush on Thursday, still searching for perfection and battling the same demons that have lurked in the shadows of his golfing life for the best part of 40 years.

Rory McIlroy has been known for his black, curly haircut since he first came onto the professional golf scene more than 10 years ago. The 36-year-old PGA Tour star from Northern Ireland is sporting a new look,

Rory McIlroy, at the Scottish Open on Wednesday, called it “one of the underappreciated things.” And he’s living proof.