Scottie Scheffler puts the green Jacket on winner, Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, at the Masters golf tournament on April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga.Matt Slocum/The Canadian Press
From a Masters green jacket to a British Open that will be played in his home Northern Ireland this year, suddenly everything seems to be falling into place for Rory McIlroy.
After he became the sixth golfer to achieve a career Grand Slam, McIlroy’s victory at Augusta National was celebrated throughout Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Locals were quick to point out that Royal Portrush will play host to the British Open in July, marking only the third time that the course in Northern Ireland has had that honour after 1951 and…