Six years after his emotional missed cut at Royal Portrush, McIlroy stuck around for four days of heavy praise from the hometown crowd, which showered McIlroy all the way through his 10-under performance and T-7 finish.

Scottie Scheffler continued his run of dominance on Sunday, winning the Open Championship by four strokes, his third major championship in the past two years and fourth overall.

Rory McIlroy receives a rapturous reception as he finishes the 2025 Open in front of a home crowd at Portrush.

Rory McIlroy was the story coming in, but he had to give Scottie Scheffler his flowers after the American won the Open Championship.

How to watch every single shot from the biggest names in golf throughout Round 4 at the 2025 Open Championship

In post-round interviews, especially during bigger tournaments, you'll often hear tour pros say they plan to go back to their hotels or rental homes and get their minds off golf. For some that may mean playing with the kids,

Rory McIlroy carded a 2-under 69 in the second round of The Open to give him back-to-back under-par rounds and, most importantly, a tee time on the weekend.

Full live text and BBC Radio 5 Live commentary presents live golf coverage from day four of The Open at the Royal Portrush Golf Club.