Rory McIlroy takes the Ryder Cup seriously, so when he makes comments like the ones he did, Team USA and captain Keegan Bradley better take notice.

Rory McIlroy believes the players run the US Ryder Cup team-room and feels that will be an advantage for Europe in September’s showdown in New York.

Perhaps the most "too soon" joke in "too soon" history. For those keeping track, the Masters took place just four weeks after the Players Championship. To be exact, the Masters Par 3 Contest took place just 23 days after the Monday playoff in Ponte Vedra. McIlroy wasted absolutely zero time. Sheesh.

The reigning Masters champion, Rory McIlroy, cannot escape the trolls as his latest trim has them questioning who the barber was.

Rory McIlroy and fun last crossed paths weeks ago, but the 36-year-old Northern Irishman vows to change that at the Genesis Scottish Open this week. He's now two weeks removed from his last competitive round and months removed his win in the Masters at Augusta National,

The world No. 2 joked that “hopefully it is impossible” for Keegan Bradley to have a dual role at Bethpage, wanting the top-10 player to solely be a captain.

No matter what Rory McIlroy shoots or how he handles the media spotlight, one thing that remains untouchable is his career Grand Slam. It took 11 years for the Northern Irish man to finally break through.

McIlroy said he could hear the excitement in the voices of friends talking about his Masters win. And there’s the anticipation of two weeks of a different brand of golf, the Scottish Open that starts Thursday and then the British Open at Royal Portrush in his native Northern Ireland.

Rory McIlroy has taken a razor to his hair and resharpened his focus. The world No 2 goes into his first home event since winning the Masters warning his rivals that his strange two-month malaise is over and that his major ambition has returned.

Rory McIlroy already has everything he wanted from golf. His dream was to be the best player in the game, which he fulfilled long ago by reaching No. 1 in the world nine times. The tallest mountain took 11 years to climb,