Rory McIlroy

Born on 4th May 1989, in Hollywood, Rory McIlroy is a professional golfer who has won four major championships and held World No.1 ranking for 95 weeks. Rory is amongst those four golfers who have won three major championships by the age of 25.

Some of his major achievements have been enlisted below:

• At the age of 17, Rory was ranked No.1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking that he sustained for one week.
• Bagged his first victory at the European Tour in 2009 and in the year 2011, he became the youngest golfer to collect €10 million on the European Tour
• Won the U.S. Open 2011 with a margin of 8 strokes
• Dominated the PGA Championship in 2012 and 2014 with a margin of 8 strokes and 1 stroke, respectively
• Won the Open Championship of 2014 with a margin of 2 strokes
• The year 2012, proved to be fortunate for Rory as he won the PGA Player of the Year award, Vardon Trophy, Byron Nelson Award, Mark H. McCormack Award and the Laureus World Sports Award.
• In 2014, he was voted as the European Tour Golfer of the Year and bestowed with the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year.