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Rory McIlroy, Royal Portrush

The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy can exhale entering weekend at Royal Portrush hunting the leaders at home

Given the context of everything McIlroy dealt with six years ago -- and his struggles since the Masters -- his performance the first two days of The Open has been a relative success.

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Rory McIlroy puts 2019 Open at Portrush in past, cards 70

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McIlroy makes amends in Portrush homecoming with first-round 70 at British Open

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Open Championship 2025 Big Board: Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and other favorites, ranked

The Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, the epic site of Irishman Shane Lowry’s dominant win in 2019.

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Rory McIlroy pleased with first-round performance at The Open

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McIlroy mania heats up as thousands watch practice round

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Where to watch The Open 2025: TV coverage, schedule, live stream for Rory McIlroy in Round 2 on Friday

Just 24 hours later, he rebounded to shoot a 65 -- a 14-shot swing from one day to the next.

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McIlroy banishes his demons with fighting 70 on Portrush return

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Rory McIlroy must let off the handbrake to have chance at the Open

Open Championship crowd doesn't hold back

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Rory McIlroy happy to make Open cut for boisterous fans

Rory McIlroy carded a 2-under 69 in the second round of The Open to give him back-to-back under-par rounds and, most importantly, a tee time on the weekend.

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Rory McIlroy the only actor the crowds want to see in Open Championship drama

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The Open Championship crowd doesn't hold back after sending clear message to Rory McIlroy

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Rory McIlroy isn’t letting ‘home’ British Open get the best of him this time

At this time six years ago, Rory McIlroy was already on his way home, heartbroken about missing the cut in his first “home” British Open.

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British Open 2025: How Rory McIlroy used the Rules of Golf to avoid disaster Friday morning

Bookmark this play if Rory McIlroy is in the mix this weekend for the claret jug. McIlroy overcame a shaky driver to turn in a one-under 70 Thursday at Royal Portrush and opened his second round with a birdie.

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2025 Open Championship takeaways: Rory McIlroy on right track in return, Scottie Scheffler flashes with putter

It was a return six years in the making, and it was a return that perfectly encapsulated Rory McIlroy. Making the trek back to Royal Portrush for The Open Championship -- now as a career grand slam winner -- the Northern Irishman experienced a topsy-turvy day as the hard stuff came easy and the easy stuff came hard.

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Rory McIlroy actions at The Open forces golf commentator to make awkward apology

Rory McIlroy was caught swearing on live TV during The Open, with Sky Sports forced to issue an apology following the incident

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Jason Day admitting 'I want to break all of Rory McIlroy's clubs' speaks volumes about him

Rory McIlroy's genius on the golf course was summed up by how frustrated he previously left rival Jason Day as they both vie for victory at The Open Championship this week

The Open 2025 leaderboard: Matt Fitzpatrick tied on top with Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm in hunt

The first round of the 2025 Open Championship saw Royal Portrush giving the 156-player field all it could handle as ever-changing weather conditions allowed the Northern Ireland course to show off its strength against the best players in the world.

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Ordained monk tunes out the noise to soar into contention as McIlroy mania engulfs The Open Championship

Rain lashed from above, North Atlantic winds pummeled from the side, and thousands of excited, umbrella-wielding shapes swirled amongst it all, yet the man at the eye of the storm remained entirely unflustered.