Rory McIlroy(Photo: Colinda van Eekeren)
Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy is celebrating his first major golfing success at the tender age of 22. The World’s David Leveille profiles this “unfailingly polite” new golfing phenomenon and what his win might mean for Northern Ireland.
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