His Masters victory in April wrapped up a career grand slam, making him the first European to achieve it, and he followed that up by playing a key part alongside Fleetwood in Europe’s first away Ryder Cup success in 13 years. He and Fleetwood gave media interviews together after the BBC show, with the latter admitting McIlroy had “kind of completed golf” with his successes in 2025. Rory McIlroy helped Europe win the Ryder Cup in New York (David Davies/PA)“This has been a great night for golf in general. Lando Norris placed third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year vote (David Davies/PA)“I was like ‘oh, not an F1 driver again!’,” he said. “If Lando had won he would have been a deserving winner, winning his first title, it coming down to the wire against Max Verstappen, who is arguably the greatest driver of their generation.

Source: BBC December 20, 2025 00:17 UTC