McIlroy didn't play his best Thursday at Royal Portrush but shot 1-under 70 and is three shots off the 18-hole lead.

There are nine golfers within a stroke of the leader after the first round of The Open Championship. The second round tees of ...

Northern Ireland's world number two Rory McIlroy says he feels he has the backing of an entire country after posting an ...

Rory McIlroy shot 1-under 70 in the first round of the British Open at Royal Portrush that is also serving as a homecoming ...

Rory McIlroy admitted to feeling the pressure of a whole country’s expectations as he returned to his native Northern Ireland ...

Rory McIlroy three strokes off the early lead at The Open after an opening-round 70 at Royal Portrush; McIlroy chasing second major win of the season after his Grand Slam success at The Masters in ...

Rory McIlroy looked like delivering the show the thousands who had flocked to Royal Portrush to cheer their returning hero ...

Well, aside from the fact that you probably wouldn’t know most of them if they were sitting right next to you … they’re all ...

Rory McIlroy looked like delivering the show the thousands who had flocked to Royal Portrush to cheer their returning hero ...

Rory McIlroy "felt the support of an entire country" as he ground his way to an under-par start at the British Open on ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland - It was ugly at times and he barely located a fairway but Rory McIlroy's homecoming party at Royal Portrush did not go as flat as a pint of stale Guinness as he scrambled ...