US EditionMcIlroy Makes Amends in Portrush Homecoming with First-Round 70 at British Open
ROYAL PORTRUSH GOLF CLUB, NORTHERN IRELAND, JUL 17 – McIlroy shot one-under 70 in his first round at Royal Portrush and aims to improve after past struggles while weather may cause delays, organizers said.
- On July 17, 2025, Rory McIlroy opened with a 1-under 70, leaving him three shots off the lead, according to The Open.
- After missing the cut in 2019, McIlroy returns home to Royal Portrush, acknowledging ongoing motivation struggles.
- Amid chants of 'Come on, Rory', McIlroy missed a 3-foot par putt eliciting groans, then suffered three bogeys in four holes on the back nine.
- However, the 3 pm weather forecast predicts thunderstorms around 3 pm, threatening his scheduled 3:10 pm tee time at Royal Portrush Golf Club.
- In his press conference, McIlroy said `It means an awful lot`, and he plans to channel his second-round 65 for a fairytale win.
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Chicago Tribune
Independent EspañolBy STEVE DOUGLAS PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy experienced that sinking feeling again on the first hole at Royal Portrush. Okay, so the returning hometown hero hadn't committed a loose ball this time. He hadn't broken a spectator's phone. He also hadn't made a quadruple bogey. So, surely, this wasn't as bad as it was in 2019. But McIlroy had just missed a 3-foot par putt, prompting groans from the spectators who had gathered aro…
Golf-McIlroy banishes his demons with fighting 70 on Portrush return
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -It was ugly at times and he barely located a fairway but Rory McIlroy's homecoming party at Royal Portrush this time did not go as flat as a pint of stale Guinness as he scrambled to an opening-round 70 at the British Open on Thursday. Read full story
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