Northern Irish golfer (born 1989) 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. Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 2,756,014 views in all, peaking at 1,393,648 on April 13, 2025. Sat, Apr 12: 276,485 views Sun, Apr 13: 1,393,648 views Mon, Apr 14: 1,085,881 views Wiki link