Rory McIlroy is set to tackle the Open Championship this week, aiming to exorcise the ghosts of his 2019 nightmare at Royal Portrush. Returning to the famed Northern Ireland course for the first time since buckling under the weight of expectation and missing the cut, McIlroy is determined to make amends.

Rory McIlroy missed the cut when The Open was last played at Royal Portrush in 2019; McIlroy plays in Northern Ireland for the first time since completing the career Grand Slam at The Masters; Can McIlroy enjoy more major success?

Rory McIlroy grew up in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and learned to play golf at Holywood Golf Club. I visited and took the "McIlroy Tour."

A two-story mural depicting a precocious Rory McIlroy in 2012 has seen such better days that you can barely tell it is the Grand Slam golfer anymore

Rory McIlroy attended the Association of Golf Writers dinner on Tuesday evening and was decked out in green — Masters green.

Rory McIlroy is hoping to "bookend" the season with a victory at The Open, which would see him claim the first and last major title of the year