Fifteen years ago, on the advice of Jack Nicklaus, a 22-year-old Rory McIlroy took an early trip to Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., to get a feel for the golf course ahead of the 2011 U.S.

Not since the littlest piggy cried “wee, wee, wee all the way home” will a pinky toe face so much scrutiny.

Rory McIlroy has gone back-to-back at the Masters. His 12-under par 276 was good enough to hold off Scottie Scheffler by a stroke to claim his sixth career major. McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam last year with his Masters victory, a feat more than ...

Rory McIlroy won his first two major championships with ease. It hasn't been that way since but he's found a way.