Ahead of this week’s Open Championship in his homeland, Rory McIlroy has donned his newly won Green Jacket at Royal Portrush.
The Holywood man completed the career Grand Slam in April when he won The Masters after a play-off against Justin Rose. It also marked his first major title in over a decade.
Of course when you win the Master you also receive the coveted Green Jacket, which winners get to keep and bring home for a year before returning it to Augusta National for the next Masters where it is stored in the Champions Locker Room.
Green Jacket 🤝 Royal Portrush
Rory McIlroy is wearing Green on the north coast 😍 ⛳ 🏆#golf #bbcgolf #theopen #rorymcilroy pic.twitter.com/w0zyJNeD4o
— BBC SPORT NI (@BBCSPORTNI) July 15, 2025
McIlroy was spotted by cameras walking through Royal Portrush in his Green Jacket as he attended the Association of Golf Writers’ annual dinner, where he also received the award of 2024 Golfer of the Year.
The 2025 AGW Annual Dinner got off to a spectacular start with the arrival of surprise guest @McIlroyRory. The Masters champion was in great form and received a standing ovation. pic.twitter.com/Wu4zMhWdDK
— Association of Golf Writers (AGW) (@AGWgolfwriters) July 16, 2025
It’s just another award McIlroy gets to add to his tally this year after also winning The Players’ Championship and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as well as The Masters.
McIlroy is looking to add his second Open Championship this week at Royal Portrush. McIlroy is all too familiar with the course, having previously broken the record on the old course when he was just 16.
But at the least, McIlroy will be looking to better his last appearance at Portrush when a first-round 79 led to him missing the cut and being out of his so-called ‘home’ tournament before the weekend. McIlroy spoke openly about the pressure he felt back in 2019, but with The Masters win in the bag now, all pressure is off.
After a slight slump following his Masters win, McIlroy is back in fine form with a good finish in the Travelers Championship and a tied second place finish at last weekend’s Scottish Open.
McIlroy is second-favourite with the bookies behind World Number 1 Scottie Scheffler and will get his tournament underway on Thursday at 3:10 pm where he’s grouped with Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas.
A McIlroy free of the shackles of pressure is one to watch out for. He’s arguably playing the best golf of his career right now and there’s no doubt a win in Portrush will be the icing on top of this year’s cake for McIlroy.
*This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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