On Sunday at the PGA Championship, there were plenty of moments when you thought Rory McIlroy wouldn’t win his fourth major championship at the age of 25 and second in a row. Going in with a one-shot lead, the early fireworks had nothing to do with Rory McIlroy and everything to do with the guys […]
Rory McIlroy off to a hot start in his opening round at the Deutsche Bank Championship
August 30, 2014 by
For Rory McIlroy, the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs was the first real letdown of this incredible summer run from the No. 1 player in the world. Atop the FedEx Cup rankings before the Barclays, McIlroy never really got it going on the weekend after a Friday 65, finishing T-22, stopping his run of […]
Tiger Woods told Rory McIlroy that he isn’t going to let him win the Masters next year
August 22, 2014 by
Over the last couple of years, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have become legit friends. They both are under the Nike Golf brand, and have played together in made-for-TV events, had fun in commercials together and just recently, appeared side-by-side on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”. Rory is in the field this week at […]
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy visit Jimmy Fallon to promote Nike and play games
August 20, 2014 by
Your browser does not support iframes. On Monday night, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy visited Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show.” Or, perhaps, that should read “Rory McIlroy visited Jimmy Fallon, and brought along Tiger Woods as a special guest.” Whichever, all three had a fine time, but it was clear McIlroy is the man […]
Even without his best stuff, Rory McIlroy is in a position to snag a second straight major championship
August 10, 2014 by
Rory McIlroy doesn’t usually have to deal with this stuff. Normally when he wins a major he grabs the lead, runs away from his competitors and cruises to victory. Even last month at the British Open it never seemed like McIlroy would actually lose the lead he built the first three days, and despite “only” […]
A different Rory McIlroy takes mid-round adversity and turns it around on Thursday at the PGA Championship
August 8, 2014 by
The old Rory McIlroy wouldn’t be a story this Thursday at Valhalla. The pre-2014 McIlroy would have let the middle of his round on day one trip him up, ruin his card, doom his week and force him to another disappointing major championship. McIlroy might only be 25, but he’s changed, and it has never […]
PGA Championship odds have Rory McIlroy a heavy, heavy favorite at Valhalla
August 5, 2014 by
The final major is upon us this week, with the PGA Championship wrapping up a very different year for the PGA. Tiger Woods is questionable to even play this week after withdrawing on Sunday at the Bridgestone Invitational, while Rory McIlroy won his second event in a row at Firestone and comes in the heavy […]
Rory McIlroy almost quit golf at the age of 16
July 30, 2014 by
The eight-shot win at Congressional for his first U.S. Open title, the eight-shot win at Kiawah Island to claim the PGA and the Claret Jug win earlier this month at Hoylake; they all almost didn’t happen for Rory McIlroy. Speaking at his WGC-Bridgestone Invitational press conference on Tuesday, the three-time major winner said he almost […]
Teeing Off: Dissecting Rory McIlroy’s Open Championship victory
July 28, 2014 by
Welcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Shane Bacon and national columnist Jay Busbee take a day’s topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by hitting us on Twitter at @shanebacon and @jaybusbee. Today we look at Rory McIlroy’s win on Sunday at the British Open. Bacon: Considering we’ve […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Who gets the Grand Slam first, Rory or Phil?
July 27, 2014 by
Each week for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon or e-mail me at shanebaconblogs@yahoo.com and we will try to get to it […]
