OCTOBER 14 • GOLF.COM
RORY MCILROY Northern Ireland
2 WINS •
7 TOP 10 •
$10.89M EARNINGS
Northern Ireland
2 WINS
7 TOP 10
$10.89M EARNINGS
Tour Confidential: Rory's merger outlook, Ryder Cup learnings and more GOLF's editors discuss Rory McIlroy's merger assessment, some new learnings for the 2025 Ryder Cup, PGA Tour venue selections and more.
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler vs. Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau Now Has a Date The battle of PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf stars will be called “The Showdown” and take place Dec. 17 at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas
OCTOBER 9 • SACBEE.COM
PGA Tour back in Utah for the first time in six decades and European tour goes to site of Olympics
The PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time since 1963 with the Black Desert ChampionshipOCTOBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rory dishes on LIV, Ryder Cupper returns, Augusta in 'recovery mode' | Monday Finish One Ryder Cupper battled back, Augusta National is helping and Rory McIlroy analyzed the Jay Monahan-Yasir Al-Rumayyan St. Andrews summit.
OCTOBER 7 • GOLF.COM
T25 finish at Dunhill Links McIlroy shot a four-under 68 in the final round to finish in a tie for 25th place at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Impact While McIlroy did shoot four rounds in the 60's, the conditions were ripe for the taking this week and the Northern Irishman just didn't convert enough on the greens to challenge the leaders. McIlroy has never won won the Dunhill Links before, but he did finish top-five on three previous occasions. McIlroy continues to pace the Race to Dubai standings by a hefty margin and is on track to win it for a sixth time. McIlroy will likely close out his year with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship.
OCTOBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
Hatton ties St Andrews record to lead Dunhill Links but Monahan and Al-Rumayyan miss the cut
Tyrrell Hatton has the lead at the Dunhill Links Championship and his name in the record book at St. AndrewsOCTOBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rory McIlroy drives par-4 green while miffed pro is lining up putt Rory McIlroy drove a par-4 green Friday at the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The problem? Another pro was still putting.
OCTOBER 4 • GOLF.COM
Nicolas Colsaerts and Cameron John share lead at Dunhill Links as star power fades
The Dunhill Links Championship has some serious star power with players and golf leaders alikeOCTOBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rory McIlroy Hints At Positive Timeframe For PGA Tour-Saudi Deal To Finally Get Done Rory McIlroy has provided a new, and positive timeframe for a deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi PIF to finally get across the line.
OCTOBER 3 • OUTKICK.COM
Rory McIlroy Suggests That a Deal to Unify Golf Could Come By Year's End Some of golf’s top power brokers are at this week’s Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, including PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and...
OCTOBER 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
PGA Tour, PIF pairings raise eyebrows on DP World Tour this week PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Rory McIlroy will all play together on the DP World Tour this week.
OCTOBER 2 • GOLF.COM
PGA Tour commissioner and Saudi fund governor paired at pro-am event in Scotland
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will be with Saudi wealth fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan this week in ScotlandOCTOBER 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
PGA Tour goes to Mississippi and LIV players flock to St. Andrews for Dunhill Links
The Presidents Cup is over and the PGA Tour resumes the fall portion of its FedEx Cup schedule in MississippiOCTOBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay forming a cornerstone for American team golf
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay are forming a powerful quartet of Americans in team matchesOCTOBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scottie Scheffler Wasn't Asked by Rory McIlroy to Play in the Match, But He's All for It The world No. 1 hasn’t thought of the big-picture implications in the exhibition but is excited to play against Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks...
SEPTEMBER 24 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
European tour CEO expresses positive movement in tour negotiations with Saudis
European tour CEO Guy Kinnings was at a New York meeting involving the PGA Tour and Saudi backers of LIV GolfSEPTEMBER 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scottie Scheffler looking forward to match with Rory McIlroy against Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka “Those are two guys I really miss competing against.”
SEPTEMBER 24 • USATODAY.COM
Americans go for another win in the Presidents Cup. Jon Rahm is back on the European tour
The Presidents Cup returns to Royal Montreal for the second timeSEPTEMBER 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Another runner-up finish McIlroy was defeated in a playoff by Billy Horschel after shooting a five-under 67 in the final round of the BMW PGA Championship.
Impact It looked as if it was going to be McIlroy's time to get back into the win column after he rolled in a long eagle putt on 17, but only managing a par on the short par-5 18th meant he would have to go to a playoff with Horschel and Thriston Lawrence. McIlroy and Horschel would make routine birdies on the first playoff hole, while Lawrence was eliminated with bogey. After a great second shot on the second playoff hole, McIlroy's eagle putt would just slide by. Unfortunately for him, Horschel continued his hot putting week and rolled in another long putt for eagle and the win. McIlroy has now had to settle for silver the last two weeks in some big DP World Tour events. The good news is that he continues to build a massive lead in the Race to Dubai standings, as McIlroy is trending towards a third straight European Tour Order of Merit victory. It would be his sixth overall and put him closer to Collin Montgomerie's record of eight Order of Merit titles. McIlroy will look to get back in the win column at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Oct. 3-6.
SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Billy Horschel's eagle seals BMW PGA Championship win in playoff with McIlroy
Billy Horschel becomes the first American golfer to win the BMW PGA Championship twice when he holes a brilliant eagle to beat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy in a playoffSEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manassero leads BMW PGA Championship, 11 years after winning as a 20-year-old prodigy
Matteo Manassero has moved into position to win the prestigious BMW PGA Championship for a second time by shooting 9-under 63 to take a three-stroke lead after the third roundSEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Journeyman ties 36-hole record at Wentworth to lead by two; McIlroy four shots back
Matthew Baldwin is setting an unexpectedly hot pace at the BMW PGA Championship after shooting 6-under 66 to establish a two-stroke lead after the second roundSEPTEMBER 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nicklaus Design teaming up with Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy TGL interactive golf league TGL debuts Jan. 7, 2025, at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
SEPTEMBER 20 • USATODAY.COM
Rory McIlroy Broke His Club on an Amazing Shot at the BMW PGA Championship Rory McIlroy broke a club at the PGA Championship. And it happened on a great shot.
SEPTEMBER 19 • SI.COM
McIlroy loses a club head and the lead in eventful 67 in first round at the BMW PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost the lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in shooting an eventful 5-under 67 in the first round of the BMW PGA Ch...SEPTEMBER 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
