Rory McIlroy
Birth Name:
Rory McIlroy
Birth Place:
Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Profession
Actor
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