Rory McIlroy MBE (born 4 May 1989) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours.[5] He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking,

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McIlroy had a successful amateur career, topping the World Amateur Golf Ranking for one week as a 17-year-old in 2007. Later that year, he turned professional and soon established himself on the European Tour.

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He had his first win on the European Tour in 2009, and on the PGA Tour in 2010. In 2011 at the age of 22, he became the youngest player ever to reach €10 million in career

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McIlroy has represented Europe, Great Britain & Ireland, and Ireland as both an amateur and a professional. At the Ryder Cup, he played for Europe against the United States in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021, with Europe winning in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2018.

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He was introduced to golf at an exceptionally young age by his father, who coached him.[citation needed] Gerry McIlroy is a fine golfer himself, who once played at a scratch handicap level. He asked his father virtually every day to take him to Holywood Golf Club.

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McIlroy's father held down several jobs to earn additional income for his son's golf development. His mother worked extra shifts at the local 3M plant. McIlroy's first significant international victory came in the World Championship for the 9–10 age group bracket at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida.

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In January, McIlroy was in contention to win the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic for the third time in his career. Holding a share of the lead playing the final hole, he hit his second shot into the water and subsequently failed to make par to miss out on a playoff for the title by one stroke.

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In April, he finished second in the Masters Tournament, having shot a bogey-free 64 in the final round, and saw him escape two bunkers on the 72nd hole and hole out for a birdie.

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In 2012, besides leading the PGA Tour money list, McIlroy won the PGA Player of the Year, PGA Tour Player of the Year, Vardon Trophy, and Byron Nelson Award. In addition to winning the Race to Dubai, he was voted the European Tour Golfer of the Year.

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McIlroy has been cited as the most exciting young prospect in golf and as having the potential to become one of the highest earners in sports in terms of endorsements. In 2013 SportsPro rated him the third-most marketable athlete in the world (after Neymar and Lionel Messi)

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