PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The moment that surprised Rory McIlroy the most when he played the 2019 Britidh Open at Royal Portrush—the first Open held in his home country of Northern Ireland since 1951—was the ovation on the first tee.

McIlroy could not reproduce his Saturday magic to catch Scottie Scheffler, but he still achieved a level of redemption at his home Open

As Rory McIlroy gears up for The Open Championship — the season's final major — his wife Erica Stoll and family are rallying behind him. The 36-year-old is set to return to Northern Ireland for the prestigious event taking place at Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim next week.

Rory McIlroy may have begun another year with the ambition of completing a career Grand Slam but a return to his home Open at Royal Portrush was the one week he was really looking forward to.

While Rory McIlroy’s Masters triumph earned him a long-awaited career grand slam, a home Open Championship win at Royal Portrush could be even more emotion for the Northern Irishman.

Rory McIlroy’s standoffish approach to the media in recent months has been one of the biggest stories in golf as of ... he had his best year that year. You don’t have to have a huge letdown.

Rory McIlroy may have begun another year with the ambition of completing a career Grand Slam but a return to his home Open at Royal Portrush was the one week he was really looking forward to.The 36-year-old did duly end an 11-year wait to add a Masters green jacket to his collection,