Rory McIlroy Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded the Rory Foundation to help disadvantaged children around the world
• Became the youngest player to win the Irish Amateur Closed Championship in 2005 at 16-years-old
• Since 1950, is the 13th different player to win a major championships in back-to-back seasons
• Showed interest in golf as a toddler by using a plastic golf club to mimick his father's swing
• Quote: "[On turning professional at age 19] "It's Not all glitz and glamour․ You have to grind it out․ You have to persevere and you have to earn your stripes․""
• Is just the third person to win three Major titles by the age of 25
• Left school at age 16 to concentrate on amateur golf