EMM News Explorer: Rory McIlroy

[ said]: I was never really under pressure in any point of the round,

taipeitimes 10-FEB-12

[-said]: I'm looking forward to it,

AHN 08-FEB-12

[-said]: It was a great year to win my first major and to get into the top three in the world rankings,

japantimes 07-FEB-12

[-said]: You know, you've got to take the positives,

mg 29-JAN-12

[-said]: I've seen up close how Tiger is playing and I feel if I play my best, I've got a good chance,

AHN 28-JAN-12

[-said]: It's cool - I can't wait. Maybe not many opportunities will come my way.

eecho 28-JAN-12

[-said]: Wasn't thinking clearly and a penalty there,

japantimes 28-JAN-12

[said:]: I've seen up close how Tiger is playing and I feel if I play my best I've got a great chance.

eecho 28-JAN-12

[-said]: It's a nice way to start the competitive season, I suppose,

dailytimesPK 27-JAN-12

[said:]: It's a bit of a weird rule. You can move a loose impediment like a divot out of your line. You can't move sand.

drogheda 27-JAN-12

[-said]: I wasn't thinking clearly and just made a very stupid mental mistake,

drogheda 27-JAN-12

[said afterwards:]: Tiger definitely looked very good to me – he’s got the ball under control.

eecho 26-JAN-12

[said:]: It was a good score and a great way to start 2012, but I don't feel I drove the ball particularly well and it's something I've got to work on.

herald 26-JAN-12

[-said]: It was a good score and a great way to start 2012 but I don't feel I drove the ball particularly well and it's something I've got to work on,

AHN 26-JAN-12

[ said]: It’s a nice way to start the competitive season I suppose,

bloomberg 26-JAN-12

[ said]: In the last few months of last year I felt even though I didn't play very well I had could still find a way to score out on the course,

guardian 26-JAN-12

[-said]: I didn't feel like I played that good, but I did well to manage my way around the course

guardian 26-JAN-12

[-said]: He still is the face of golf,

cnn 25-JAN-12

[ added]: It’s a great way to start the year and I’m excited to get the new season up and running,

eecho 25-JAN-12

[-added]: not exactly low profile,

cnn 25-JAN-12

[ added]: It's a great way to start the year and I'm excited to get the new season up and running,

drogheda 25-JAN-12

[ said]: I thought that shot was probably the most important in the round because YE Yang had just stuck it in there close. To follow that up with mine was pretty cool,

belfasttelegraph 19-JAN-12

[-said]: I took her for a lesson with a good friend of mine who is one of the pros at the Els Club in Dubai,

herald 10-JAN-12

[said:]: The course holds great memories for me; from watching my dad play in the North of Ireland there as a toddler to playing in it myself as a 15-year-old and shooting a course record 61. It's a superb set-up and players new to the course are going to love it.

drogheda 06-JAN-12

[-said]: It will be great to show The European Tour the excellent set-up at Royal Portrush. It is probably one of the best set-ups of a links golf course in the world and it will also be great to showcase the beautiful north coast of Ireland.

drogheda 06-JAN-12

[-said]: It would be great if I was able to do it,

france24 05-JAN-12

[-said]: It’s something I look forward to,

theglobeandmail 03-JAN-12

[ said]: It is quite humbling to be included in such a list of worthy recipients,

bbc 31-DEC-11

[said:]: I am delighted to be named in the Queen's New Year Honours List. It is quite humbling to be included in such a list of worthy recipients. Many people on the honours list have made huge personal sacrifices and contributed significantly to society during their lives. I feel very fortunate to be in their company.

sligochampion 31-DEC-11

[ said]: I am delighted to be named in the Queen's New Year Honours list,

RTERadio 31-DEC-11

[said:]: I am delighted to be named in the Queen's New Year Honours list. It is quite humbling to be included in such a list of worthy recipients.

argus 31-DEC-11

[-said]: Many people on the honours list have made huge personal sacrifices and contributed significantly to society during their lives,

france24 31-DEC-11

[added:]: I've made my decision. Everything I do from the time I return to the game in the New Year will be geared to the Masters . And next April at Augusta, instead of being with the lads (golfing pals from Northern Ireland ), I'll be sharing a house with my mum and dad. It's important to have them there.

independent 25-DEC-11

[-believes]: For me, there's the advantage of spending more time with him on days like today. He's an exciting player to be around. I love his energy; the way he plays the game, and there can only be positives for me from feeding off him.

independent 25-DEC-11

[replied:]: I don't plan to be playing tournament golf in my forties.

independent 25-DEC-11

[explains:]: I've had rounds where I've felt under control, but not like that for a whole week. Everything clicked into place. I'd a good finish at Memorial, good practice rounds and I felt the course suited me.

independent 17-DEC-11

[said:]: I think this week was one too many. But Luke deserves it. Basically every time he's teed it up he's had a chance or he's finished in the top five or top 10.

thesun 12-DEC-11

[ said]: Caroline showed up on the back nine and I started to play some good golf,

bworldcom 12-DEC-11

[ said]: I’m tired, very tired,

bworldcom 12-DEC-11

[comment afterwards:]: I do feel everytime I tee it up right now I've got a good chance of shooting a good score. Everything seems sort of stress-free.

independent 11-DEC-11

[-said]: I just couldn't get anything going when I needed to

mg 11-DEC-11

[-had conceded]: It's driven me to work hard and be as successful as I've been. Rory made it tough, but for it actually to happen is almost a weight off my shoulders. History is why we play the game and I'm very proud of it. I got what I came for.

belfasttelegraph 11-DEC-11

[-had conceded]: History is why we play the game and I’m very proud of it. I got what I came for.

eecho 11-DEC-11

[ said]: The Race is over,

dailytimesPK 10-DEC-11

[-said]: It’s over – definitely,

breakingnews 10-DEC-11

[ said]: I expect to see Luke play another solid round and he fully deserves it,

breakingnews 10-DEC-11

[ said]: There are different types of talent. You could say some of Luke’s short-game shots out there today were unbelievable,

dailytimesPK 09-DEC-11

[-told]: I just stayed patient,

dailytimesPK 09-DEC-11

[-said]: But yeah, we got the blood test results back last night and yeah, I mean, it was basically the same. Platelet count was low and my blood cell count was low as well.

dailystar 09-DEC-11

[ said]: I thought I played solid and standing on the 17th tee, I wanted to pick up another shot and get to 10-under for the two rounds. That would have been perfect but it wasn't to be,

france24 09-DEC-11

[ said]: I thought I played solid and standing on the 17th tee, I wanted to pick up another shot and get to 10-under for the two rounds. That would have been perfect but it wasn’t to be,

dailytimesPK 09-DEC-11

[-said]: To be honest, I'm ready for the season to be done ... I'm looking forward to putting the clubs away at whatever point that is and taking a break.

dailystar 09-DEC-11

[said:]: It was the perfect start for me. To shoot a great score like that really sets me for the next three days.

channelnewsasia 08-DEC-11

[ said]: If I was to come up against Tiger it would be the biggest challenge of my career,

herald 07-DEC-11

[ said]: I've nobody to blame but myself, but it's not something you'll be seeing me doing next year, that's for sure,

herald 07-DEC-11

[ said]: Luke's been so consistent in the last 18 months,

herald 07-DEC-11

[-said]: I’m not energy-wise where I want to be, but I took a day off yesterday and took it easy. I’m going to play the pro-am today and practise and I’ll probably take another day off tomorrow, maybe hit a few balls,

theglobeandmail 06-DEC-11

[ said]: I won't get the results back until later on this week,

theirishworld 06-DEC-11

[ said]: It was actually a very positive thing I hit it in the bunker at the 18th on Sunday because in two tournaments I've found the bunker on the last and been able to win,

mg 06-DEC-11

[said:]: For me, over the last 18 months Luke Donald has just been so consistent. He's won five times in the last 18 months, and all big events, World Match Play, Wentworth, Scottish Open and obviously the Disney when he needed to.

dailystar 06-DEC-11

[-said]: I’ve got to win and Luke has to finish outside the top nine or 10, whatever it is. I’m really not counting on him to do that because he’s only finished outside the top-10 about twice this year,

theglobeandmail 06-DEC-11

[ said]: Everything’s dependent on Luke because he has got such a big lead but that was one of my intentions going out today, to win this tournament to keep myself in with a shout next week,

dailytimesPK 05-DEC-11

[ said]: I’ve not been feeling well all week so I went down this morning and got a really good sweat up,

dailytimesPK 05-DEC-11

[-told]: It meant a lot knowing that I had to go out there and play well to keep myself alive in The Race to Dubai, probably to keep second place in the world rankings. To produce the sort of golf I did today was very pleasing,

cnn 04-DEC-11

[ said]: It is very special to win this ... this [tournament] is one of my favorites and I'm really happy to win it,

thestandard 04-DEC-11

[ said]: I just didn’t have anything out there,

arabtimes 04-DEC-11

[ said]: It does mean a lot. I wanted to win this tournament so badly since that play-off in 2008, but finally, to get this trophy in my hands, is very special. It meant a lot to go out there today, knowing that I had to play well to keep myself in The Race to Dubai, probably to keep myself in second place in the World Rankings. There was a lot to play for and to produce the sort of golf that I did today was very pleasing,

irishsun 04-DEC-11

[ said]: >Rory McIlroy set up a thrilling conclusion to The Race to Dubai with victory at the UBS Hong Kong Open. The European Tour season will reach a dramatic climax at the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World, where World Number One Luke Donald and World Number Two McIlroy will battle to become European Number One. The 22 year old Northern Irishman put Donald’s dream of becoming the first player to top the money list on both sides of the Atlantic firmly on hold with a remarkable display at Fanling, ch

98fm 04-DEC-11

[-said]: I didn’t have anything out there. Mentally I’m not up to it and little things were starting to agitate me,

dailytimesPK 04-DEC-11

[ said]: I just hit a perfect bunker shot, and once it landed on the green, it never looked anywhere else and I think you could see how much that meant to me. I think that is the most excited I have maybe ever been on a golf course. It was just incredible to see the ball drop and realise that I had finally won this tournament,

irishsun 04-DEC-11

[ said]: When the ball went in the hole, I think that's the most excited I've maybe ever been on a golf course. It was just incredible to see the ball drop and realise that I had finally won this tournament,

cnn 04-DEC-11

[ said]: I’ve got to try and win this tournament to give myself a chance going into Dubai next week, and then take it easy for the first few days of next week in Dubai,

examiner 03-DEC-11

[ said]: I just didn't have anything out there,

france24 03-DEC-11

[-said]: He is very solid, he’s hitting fairways and greens and giving himself a lot of opportunities and he’s taking a few of them,

eecho 03-DEC-11

[ said]: I just didn't have anything out there and mentally I wasn't at the races,

bbc 03-DEC-11

[-added]: With Irish golf on such a high in recent years, it is important that we put on a good show not only for the home fans, but also for the global golf audience who will be watching the event on TV,

theirishworld 02-DEC-11

[ said]: I got sick for a few days so that sort of took a little bit of energy out of me,

channelnewsasia 02-DEC-11

[-told]: I got sick for a few days in between the HSBC Champions and the World Cup,

theglobeandmail 02-DEC-11

[ said]: To learn the Irish Open could be going to Royal Portrush is great news, and it would be absolutely fantastic if it happened,

examiner 01-DEC-11

[-said]: I was able to handle the wind pretty well today. This is probably the best round that I have played here,

japantimes 01-DEC-11

[said afterwards:]: I think, first of all, the greens are a lot firmer and a lot faster than they usually are, which makes it tougher to get the ball closer to the hole, but the wind today was a big factor.

sligochampion 01-DEC-11

[-said]: There is still a long way to go, another 54 holes left. I should know, having led a lot of tournaments from the first day,

thestandard 01-DEC-11

[-said]: From having a great chance at the start of the year at Augusta (US Masters) and not quite getting it done there, I learned a lot about myself and about what I actually needed to do to become a Major champion and I feel I put a lot of that into practice at the US Open,

dailystar 29-NOV-11

[ said]: He is deservedly the number one player in the world, he's been the most consistent performer over the past 12 to 18 months,

belfasttelegraph 29-NOV-11

[added:]: Improving my tennis game is not the reason we spend time together. I will let her focus on the tennis and I will stick with golf.

examiner 29-NOV-11

[ said]: I’ve realised that this year more than any other year I am becoming more of a role model to children and I am striving to get better at embracing that responsibility,

examiner 29-NOV-11

[-said]: Luke has proved this year that it can be done. He has played on both tours and he heads the money list on both as well,

thestandard 29-NOV-11

[-said]: I certainly hope this will be my year. I have come close twice. Maybe this time I can do it,

thestandard 29-NOV-11

[-said]: I have been coming to Hong Kong since I was 15 and I just love this place. It is one of my favorite cities and I hope I can win this tournament for the first time,

thestandard 29-NOV-11

[-added]: Hong Kong is a tournament that is one of the first on my schedule every year. I absolutely love the place and I loved it from the first moment I got here in 2005,

dailystar 29-NOV-11

[ said]: Foursomes is a difficult format,

herald 28-NOV-11

[-said]: He's still the biggest attraction in the game of golf,

france24 27-NOV-11

[-told]: It would be incredible for G-Mac (McDowell) and myself to be able to add our names to the list of names and countries on the trophy, the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead,

bbc 26-NOV-11

[added:]: I think both of us are very pleased about the score that we ended up shooting today.

dailytimesPK 26-NOV-11

[ said]: We thought something similar to the first day was going to be a solid score and we ended up sort of coming one short of that,

98fm 26-NOV-11

[-told]: I’m not surprised to see Australia sharing the lead with us because every nation in this field has the chance of victory, so we will not be treating the Australians any less different to any of the other 26 nations,

theglobeandmail 25-NOV-11

[-added]: I've struggled a little bit on the greens the last couple of days. But I was happy the way I swung the club in general and Rory is playing lovely.

cnn 25-NOV-11

[added:]: I think both of us are very pleased about the score that we ended up shooting today. Anything in the 60s in the foursomes format is a very reasonable score out there.

bbc 25-NOV-11

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