RORY McIlroy has revealed that he’ll hope to end his 11-year major drought at Royal Portush next year.
The Open Championship returns to Irish soil for the first time since Shane Lowry’s maiden major win in 2019.
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Rory McIlroy has focused on major success in 2025 at Quail Hollow and Royal Portrush
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The 2025 Open returns to Royal Portrush – the scene of Shane Lowry’s maiden major title win
And ahead of the 2025 PGA Tour season there have been a number of adjustments to the major schedule.
The 2025 PGA Championship get the majors underway next year, and will be held at Quail Hollow Club from May 15-18.
Rory McIlroy may look at that as a further opportunity to end his major wait as he’s previously won four times in the Wells Fargo Championship on that track.
Speaking to Sky Sports in a new documentary, the four-time major winner says he’s also targeting major success in his home country of Northern Ireland.
The Holywood hotshot missed the cut at Royal Portrush in 2019 after a miserable opening round of +8, he did go out to card a six under second round but ultimately missed the cut by one-stroke.
The world number three is confident his can win his fifth major in the season ahead as he admitted that he has ‘unfinished business’ in County Antrim.
He said: “I love that we’re playing the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in May, which is typically when we played the Wells Fargo.
“It’s when I know the golf course the best and sort of I know that it’s going to play, you know, the characteristics.
“I can’t wait to go back to Portrush, because I feel like I’ve got some unfinished business there from last time, and we’ll obviously go back to Augusta for The Masters.”
Lowry will also fancy his chances of a second major win at the venue after his stunning win nearly six years ago.
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The 153rd Open Championship gets underway from 17th-20th July in what is sure to be an exciting week for world and Irish golf.
