Rory McIlroy

Also known as Rors, Wee-Mac

Rory Daniel McIlroy is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position during his career. A six-time major champion, he is the sixth man to complete the modern career grand slam—after Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods—and the first European to do so.

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Full name: Rory Daniel McIlroy
Nickname: Rors, Wee-Mac
Born: ( 1989-05-04 ) 4 May 1989 (age 37) , Holywood, County Down , Northern Ireland
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 st (161 lb; 73 kg)
Residence: Jupiter, Florida , U.S.
Spouse: Erica Stoll ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2017 )
Current tours: European Tour , PGA Tour
Highest ranking: 1 (4 March 2012) , (122 weeks)
European tour: 21 ( tied-10th all-time )

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Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position during his career. A six-time major champion, he is the sixth man to complete the modern career grand slam—after Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods—and the first European to do so.