McIlroy wins Open Championship
Rory McIlroy won the Open Championships yesterday, leaving him only the Masters left to win all four major golf trophies.
The Open was the Northern Irishman’s third major title after he beat Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler to victory at Hoylake.
McIlroy became only the second to have won 3 before he turns 25, whilst only 5 players have won all four major golf trophies in their career. We’ve rounded up these winners below.
Masters | US Open | The Open | PGA | |
Jack Nicklaus | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Tiger Woods | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Player | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Ben Hogan | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Gene Sarazen | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |