In 2004, when Rory McIlroy was 15, his dad and some of his buddies bet 400 British pounds, the equivalent of $171 U.S. dollars each, that McIlroy would win the British Open before he turned 26, at 500-1 odds. Rory McIlroy is
"I'm not taking anything for granted," McIlroy said. "If the guys in front of me had just finished a little better — finished the way I did — then my lead wouldn't have been as much as it was. A lot can happen. And I've been on the right side of
McIlroy was tied with Fowler – chasing a first major title after finishing runner-up to Martin Kaymer at the US Open last month – at 12 under after 13 holes but eagles at the 16th and 18th helped him to the biggest 54-hole advantage at the Open since
Ten years ago Gerry McIlroy and three of his friends each put down £100 that Gerry's then 15-year-old son Rory McIlroy would win the British Open before he turned 26. McIlroy, who is now 25-years-old, enters Sunday's final
At quarter past two on Saturday afternoon, the stage was set for a final-round Open showdown. Rory v Rickie. McIlroy versus Fowler. Two of golf's most exciting young guns in direct battle. Former Walker Cup opponents, Florida neighbours and good