Overview
- McIlroy received the RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year award on Saturday night for a season highlighted by a Masters victory that completed the career Grand Slam.
- He became only the sixth man to win all four majors and added titles at the Players Championship and the Irish Open, alongside three PGA Tour wins and a fourth straight Race to Dubai.
- The 36-year-old played a pivotal role in Europe’s Ryder Cup triumph at Bethpage Black, their first victory on U.S. soil in 13 years.
- Earlier this week he won BBC Sports Personality of the Year, with golf also recognized as Europe’s Ryder Cup team collected the BBC Team of the Year honor.
- McIlroy dismissed talk that he has ‘completed golf’, citing goals such as matching Colin Montgomerie’s eight Order of Merit titles and pursuing an Olympic medal, while the RTÉ ceremony also honored John Shortt, Stephen Bradley, Kerry, and Hall of Fame inductee Ciarán Fitzgerald.