BBC Sports Personality of the Year may not add much to McIlroy's CV, but it proves that golf is finally cutting through

Rory McIlroy exposed himself saying he was playing mind games with Keegan Bradley and Team USA before the Ryder Cup in 2025 before Europe brought home the trophy

Rory McIlroy was in attendance to celebrate his BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 win but his family were not in Salford as he claimed the award

Through McIlroy and GolfPass have long been partners, today’s announcement makes Firethorn Versant’s first-ever joint venture. Of course, NBCUniversal has had plenty of those. Versant, first announced in 2024 and named this past May, will officially be a standalone company on the first business day of 2026, Jan. 2.

Rory McIlroy played golf in the U.S. for the first time since the Ryder Cup and the fans gave him different treatment than what he saw at Bethpage Black in New York

Rory McIlroy talking about the Golf Channel Games: "Sometimes when you try something new it doesn't work out. But I think this one really did."

During a surprise appearance on the Shotgun Start podcast, McIlroy reminisced about his Masters victory among other things.

It would be something of an understatement to say that Rory McIlroy has seen it all at The Masters having finally won at Augusta National earlier this year. Augusta National provided perhaps the greatest moment of McIlroy’s career.