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Players - Bios Select a Player ![]() Rory McIlroy Birthdate: May 4, 1989 Country: N. Ireland Best Masters Finish: First Masters appearance Related News, Photos & Interviews
(17, 18) Youngest player in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking at the end of 2008. Won the PGA European Tours 2009 Dubai Desert Classic in wire-to-wire fashion to become the sixth youngest winner in European Tour history at 19 years, 273 days. Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Turned professional in 2007 after becoming the world's No. 1 amateur. Played his first professional event as a 16 years old in 2005. First made international headlines as an amateur after posting a 3 under par 68 during the first round of the 2007 British Open at Carnoustie, the only bogey-free round of the day. |