Rory McIlroy’s wife, Erica, is being praised for not reacting to abusive American fans at the Ryder Cup in 2025.

Most would expect the golfer to crumble when a beer is thrown at a player’s wife, and crowds scream obscenities before every shot. Rory McIlroy didn’t do it at Bethpage Black last year.

Ten Things time, here we go. 1. Rory skipping this one is wild (and possibly a bad omen) In 2026, there are eight signature events, four majors and one Players Championship. That's 13 events, which feels like an easy bare minimum for the world's top players.

When Rory McIlroy won the Masters tournament in April 2026, it felt good—but there was another part of his life that felt even better. The golf icon said that becoming a parent

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are unquestionably the best two golfers in the world right now, and they have been for quite some time. Scheffler has been the world number one golfer for 154 consecutive weeks now and has won 20 PGA Tour tournaments including four major championships since February 2022.

Golf fans have been waiting to see Rory McIlroy play since winning his second green jacket at the Masters. McIlroy has not played in a PGA Tour tournament since notching back-to-back victories at Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy's return to golf has been confirmed after the six-time major champion took time off following his Masters win.

Rory McIlroy was involved with a fair few controversial moments when it came to his post-round press conferences in 2025. Of course, McIlroy wasn’t the only one to duck out of speaking to the media when things weren’t going well.