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Name:	Rory McIlroy

Country:	Northern Ireland

D.O.B:	4/5/89

Height:	5’ 7”

Weight:	11st 6lb

Turned Pro:	2007 (+6)

Course Attachment:	Lough Erne

Interests:	Manchester United, cars, tennis, movies, music

Family:	Single

Website:	www.rorymcilroy.com

Teen prodigy Rory McIlroy has set the European Tour alight since turning pro on 18th September last year. Hard-hitting Rory was always destined to become a professional golfer since the moment he recorded a 40-yard drive aged just two-years-old. His first hole in one came when he was just nine and he played in his first professional European Tour event as a 16-year-old in 2005 at The Forest of Arden.

His amazing amateur career saw him conquer Ireland and Europe, before becoming just the second person to top the World Amateur Rankings in 2007. Rory represented Europe in the winning Junior Ryder Cup team in 2004, before becoming the youngest winner of the prestigious West of Ireland and Irish Close Championships in 2005. The following year he successfully retained both Irish amateur titles and in August 2006 he won the European Amateur Championship. Rory shot into the public eye with his superb opening three-under-par 68 in the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie, the only bogey-free round of the day. He went on to tie for 42nd position and accept the Silver Medal as leading amateur.

Rory went on to make the cut in his first professional event at the Quinn Direct British Masters, and finished third in his second professional event, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. These successes earned the golfing sensation enough money to virtually assure his place in the top 115. Despite high expectations, Rory keeps a cool head on his young shoulders and lets his golf do the talking. Playing down claims that he could become the youngest ever member of the European Ryder Cup team, Rory’s more modest aims for 2008 include breaking into the top 100 of the Official World Ranking to earn a place in this year’s US PGA and Volvo Masters, and getting his maiden tour victory under his belt.

European Tour
Currently:
97th in the 2008 European Tour Order of Merit with €170,352
187th in the World Rankings

Finished:
95th in the 2007 European Tour Order of Merit with €277,255

To Follow

2008 Best Performances
15T Mastercard Masters
11T - Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
33T - Commercialbank Qatar Masters
39T - Open de Andalucia
15T - Estoril Open de Portugal
27T - BMW Asian Open
7 - The Irish Open
39T - The Celtic Manor Wales Open

2007 Best Performances
T42 – Quinn Direct British Masters
3 – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
4T - Valle Romano Open de Madrid

Amateur Career:

1998
Winner – Doral Junior Publix Under 10
Winner – Belfast Telegraph Junior Golfer of the Year
Winner – Moyola Celebrity Golf Classic
Third – Junior World Championships (under 12)

1999
Third – Junior World Championships (under 12)
Third – Pepsi Little People Golf Championship

2001
Winner – Ulster Boys Championship (under 15)

2002
Winner – Ulster Boys Championship (under 15)

2003
Winner – Ulster Boys Championship (under 18)

2004
Winner – Ulster Boys Championship (under 18)
Winner – Junior Sports Personality of the Year in Ireland
Winner – Irish Boys Championship
Winner – Irish Youth Championship
Winner – Tom Montgomery Award, Best Under 18 Player in Ireland
Winner – Warrenpoint Scratch Cup

2005
Winner – Irish Close Championship
Winner – West of Ireland Championship
Winner – Willie Gill Award, Best Senior Player in Ireland
Winner – Ballyliffin Scratch Cup
Winner – Silver Medal – Royal Portrush Golf Club
Winner – Rosapenna Scratch
Winner – Irish Examiner Young Sports Star of the Year

2006
Winner – Belfast Telegraph Young Sports Star of the Year
Winner – Irish Independent Young Sports Star of the Year
Winner – Irish Examiner Young Sports Star of the Year
Winner – West of Ireland Championship
Winner – Irish Close Championship
Winner – Willie Gill Award, Best Senior Player in Ireland
Third – Lytham Trophy
Winner – English Under 21 Strokeplay Championship
Winner – Mullingar Scratch Cup
Winner – European Amateur Championship
Runner up – Irish Strokeplay Open

Amateur:

2006 Eisenhower Trophy
2007 Walker Cup

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