Rory McIlroy

McIlroy, chasing a career Grand Slam and first major title since the PGA Championship in 2014, is six shots behind leader Sungjae Im in Georgia in a tie for ...

"I think I hit 12 fairways and 14 greens and just didn't really get a lot out of the round. I don't really care where I am at on the leaderboard, it doesn't matter. Rory McIlroy: "I don't really care where I am on the leaderboard, it doesn't matter. It's a pretty special place." "I hit the ball well from tee to green in the most part, I am pleased with that [although] I want to work on my putting. I hit the ball well from tee to green in the most part, I am pleased with that";watch The Masters throughout the week exclusively live on Sky Sports Golf, with bonus feeds via red button

Sung-jae Im holds a one-shot lead after a five-under-par 67 in the first round of the Masters, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry on one-over.

I got really punished for the bad shots." It’s easy to stand here and be disappointed with how that finished [double bogey at 15]. Sung-jae Im holds a one-shot lead after a five-under-par 67 in the first round of the Masters, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry on one-over.

Rory McIlroy made a clutch sand save at the last but insisted on looking at the positives after a 73 left him six shots behind leader Sungjae Im in the ...

As for his comments before the start that he was prepared to play "negative" golf, he said: "I thought I did really well. "It was very stress-free for the most part. Overall, again, I wish I could have gotten more out of the round, but it was pretty stress-free out there." The course is in incredible shape with the amount of rain we've had the last couple of days, so looking forward to dry conditions over the next three days." "I'm just pleased that I played well," he said. "I feel like it was the worst I could have shot today," he said. "I feel like I played really, really well. "I don't really care where I'm at on the leaderboard. I hit it to a lot of the middle of the greens and made a lot of easy pars. "If you start well tomorrow, you'll be on the board. So I'm pleased with that." I hit the ball great from tee to green for the most part.

Rory McIlroy stumbled six strokes adrift in Thursday's opening round of the 86th Masters, his bid to complete a career Grand Slam in trouble after shooting ...

"I wish I could have gotten more out of the round, but it was pretty stress free." "I feel like it was the worst I could have shot today. "I hit 12 fairways and 14 greens and just didn't really get a lot out of the round.

Rory McIlroy started the week at 20/1 to win The Masters; standing just one major championship away from the career grand slam. While his first day's score ...

“To see the evolution of a group of players, to see the young, old and everything in between consistently put a good game on the ice night after night is rewarding for everybody,” McLellan said. And to be sure McLellan, has been asked about the state of the surprising Kings and there have been discussions about all that in the Kings’ offices. “It’s the stress and pressure of being in the National Hockey League. And the consequences for a mistake are bigger. He hasn't fought since he suffered fractures of his tibia and fibula in a loss to Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264 last summer. It’s up to the [executive board].” When asked whether Fehr had an opinion as to whether the findings should be made public, he responded flippantly: “If I did, I would give it to [the executive board].” It was leading up to that Nov. 1 meeting, five months ago, that the main topic of conversation was Fehr’s job status, whether a succession plan should be in the works. The players never asked for a so-called “executive session,” in which Fehr would be asked to leave the meeting, so they could deliberate on his future. Or, it would be seemingly beneficial for all if Fehr left on his own accord and triggered the clause in his employment agreement, which is believed to include a three-month buffer period, a time in which a proper executive search firm can find the leader for hockey’s next generation of players. Appointment and Terms of Service “The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Executive Board to serve on such terms and under such conditions as the Executive Board may consider appropriate. The Executive Director shall be responsible to the Executive Board, and may serve for so long as he or she enjoys the trust and confidence of the Executive Board.“ That has also created what is essentially, for Fehr, a position with no end date. Fehr worked behind the scenes in the months prior to that vote to enact changes to the constitution. In the offseason, MLB passed a new rule to allow Ohtani to stay in a game as a designated hitter even if he's removed as a pitcher. The year before, he started with a 73, before improving his score in every round and wrapping with a finish in 21st.

Rory McIlroy was on the ninth green of a practice ground at Augusta earlier in the week when whispers among the spectators gathered began to circulate that ...

The 32-year-old tends to be at his best when he plays his natural game and lets instinct take over. But that has rarely been an issue, his final Masters round of 2011 the exception when he imploded for an 80, but back then he was merely a fresh-faced 21-year-old. McIlroy has occasionally been undone by one dreadful score at a Major. At the 2020 Masters, he opened with an 75. It’s as much a chess game as anything else. But the same expectation is not there as it has been in past seasons. “I always seem to play well when people don’t give me a chance,” he said.

THE MASTERS makes its return on Thursday and Rory McIlroy will resume his quest to complete the Grand Slam, eight years on from his last major triumph.

He'll target a more consistent run over the next four days in the hopes of bagging the $2m (£1.5m) top prize, although the hallowed green jacket is the real treasure at stake. Although McIlroy hasn't won a major title since 2014, his general consistency on the Tour in recent years has helped maintain his high-earner status. He also uses and promotes TaylorMade clubs, having signed a 10-year equipment contract with the brand in 2017, which is understood to be worth $100m (£76m).

Rory McIlroy is "encouraged" by his Masters first round despite his late stumbles in a 73 which leaves him six behind leader Im Sung-jae.