So far in 2026, Rory McIlroy hasn’t been able to capture the form that made last season so special. 2025 was debatably the best season of the Northern Irishman’s career.

The game plan for Rory McIlroy headed into this week’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles is simple, to get rid of what he called the “big numbers” – three doubles and a triple bogey – that marred his scorecards in Pebble Beach, where he finished tied-14 th on his first outing of the season on the PGA Tour.

Reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy says he'd rather watch 'cricket for five days' than American football, but appreciates NFL marketing.

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Rory McIlroy made an honest admission following his first PGA Tour start of 2026, expressing his delight at his performance after carding eight-under-par in the final round at Pebble Beach

Matsuyama delivered one of the best Sunday rounds in PGA Tour history in his 2024 victory at Riviera, firing a blistering 62 to win by three strokes. He’d rank even higher no this list, but reports suggest Riviera is wet and playing soft, meaning he’ll need to tighten up the driver to contend.

"It seems like some of those guys are maybe starting to realize they're not getting everything they wanted out of going over there," Rory McIlroy on LIV Golfers

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Rory McIlroy believes the pendulum has swung more in the PGA Tour's favor with the return of Brooks Koepka from LIV Golf and Patrick Reed leaving the Saudi-funded league and being virtually assured a tour card for next year.

Am, five strokes behind Collin Morikawa; McIlroy made three double-bogeys and one triple-bogey during title defence; watch McIlroy in action at the Genesis Invitational, live from Thursday on Sky Spor

With Hollywood returning as the backdrop for The Genesis Invitational at The Riviera Country Club in 2026, it is fitting that “The Usual Suspects," Scottie Sche