Liam O Cadhla

How @McIlroyRory solved the puzzle that is The Masters tournament—two years in a row. #TeamTaylorMade

The 15 best shots from the 2026 Masters (with videos). My picks, based on skill, creativity and moment. Enjoy 🧵

Rory McIlroy is an investor in Whoop, wears one of the company's wristbands while playing, and allows the brand to share his data periodically. Here are some of his Masters highlights: • 24,000+ steps on Sunday • 91,000+ steps during the tournament Rory's heart rate spiked to 135 BPM during his tee shot on 18, dropped to 121 BPM during his approach shot, fell further to 105 BPM during his winning putt, and then jumped back up to 150 BPM during his celebration. His resting heart rate for the week was 47-49 BPM. Rory says he follows a strict routine during the PGA Tour season to ensure proper rest and recovery: • No caffeine after 2 PM • Last meal at least 2 hours before bed • Magnesium and theanine for sleep quality • Blue-light-blocking glasses in the evening • Sauana or Epsom salt bath when available • Cool room temperature for sleep He follows the same three-hour routine before every round: arrive at the course → warm up in the gym → eat breakfast → hit balls on the range → putting green. Rory says he believes his focus on longevity will help him play another 10+ years at a high level, and his physiological age on Whoop is now 1.5 years younger than his actual age. Plus, it turned out to be a pretty good investment. Rory initially invested in Whoop in 2020 when the company was valued at $1.2 billion. While we don't know exactly how much he invested, Whoop recently raised another round at a $10.1 billion valuation. That's an 8.4x multiple in five years. Not bad, not bad.

Dusted off the pen to write about roots, resilience, and the course and community that built RoryMcIlroy. espn.com/golf/story/_/i…

@AlanShipnuck Going to be huge here in Ireland 🇮🇪 Him and Lowry together have taken our game to new heights!

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@AlanShipnuck Hope you haven’t forgotten your avid fan of your writing and Rory here in Ireland when sending out copies ahead of release 🇮🇪 😉 Loved this chat, beyond excited for this.

This is a very lively conversation about the making of my McIlroy biography.

Rory McIlroy explains why he made each selection for his 2026 Masters Champions Dinner menu: 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 & 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 “I wanted to try to bring a little bit of the local ingredients in. So I'm doing a Georgia peach and ricotta flatbread with hot honey. So hopefully that will go down well with the drinks.” 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗮 “I think everyone likes rock shrimp tempura, so sort of a crowd pleaser with that one.” 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻-𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 “My mum does these really, really nice dates stuffed with goat cheese, wrapped in bacon … Thanks to Rosie for that one.” 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗸 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 “In the buildup to the Masters last year, I was eating a lot of elk ... I didn't want elk to be the main course because I didn't know if everyone would like that … So I'm doing grilled elk sliders which I think is fun.” 𝗬𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗼 “My wife, Erica and I, our favorite restaurant, or one of our favorite right now is in New York. It's called Le Bernardin. Eric Ripert is the chef there, and this is a dish from that restaurant. It's a yellowfin tuna carpaccio. It's a really thin slice of French baguette with a really thin slight of foie gras on top of that … So that's a fun one that the club worked with me on as well. They went up to the restaurant and worked with the chefs, and made sure; that they obviously wanted to get it right for the night, so that's really cool.” 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝘆𝘂 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻 “It's an amazing honor to be able to host it, but at the same time, I want everyone to enjoy it. I went for two different options for the main course, a wagyu filet mignon for people that want red meat, or a fillet of seared salmon; so depending on what you want.” 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 “When I was a kid, I used to eat (Irish) champ by the bowlful … Some sauteed brussels sprouts. Glazed carrots with brown butter. And then trying to bring a little bit of that local flavor back in, some crispy Vidalia onion rings. Vidalia is not too far away from Augusta, about a two, two-and-a-half-hour drive.” 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 “I think very much a crowd-pleaser, sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream on warm toffee sauce.” 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 "My favorite part of the menu is you obviously get access to the wonderful wine cellar at Augusta National. We're starting off with a 2015 Salon Brut champagne. And then followed by a 2022. Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet. It's the first-ever white wine that I actually liked ... And then for the red wine we're receiving a 1990 Chateau Lafite Rothschild from Pauillac in Bordeaux. That is the wine that I drank the night that I won the Masters, so obviously brings back some great memories. Shane Lowry had a little bit to do with getting that wine, so I want to shout him out for that, too ... To finish off, we're going with a 1989 Chateau D'Yquem dessert wine from Sauternes in Bordeaux, as well. Obviously '89, my birth year, and I think every great meal deserved to be finished off with Chateau D'Yquem. It is like liquid gold. I wanted to be really intentional with the wines. It's something that I'm really into and passionate about and started to collect wine, probably over the past decade."

A piece about Roy Keane, Cork in the eighties and why the world needs another book about him irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2…

@daveyhannigan Loving the book so far, will be recommending it! Thanks to @SprtBookReviews for the heads up on its release a few months ago!

@MalachyClerkin @daveyhannigan can this be preordered anywhere Dave? Thank You!!

Arrived this morning. Can’t wait to get started on it.

@daveyhannigan @MalachyClerkin Brilliant, thanks!

@LimerickBK @MalachyClerkin March 5th.

‘THE ART OF DEFENDING’ By Paolo Maldini

FT: 🇭🇺 2-3 🇮🇪 An emotional Troy Parrott reacts to securing a play-off place for Ireland in Budapest. 'This is why we love football because things like this can happen... I love where I'm from, my family are here, this means the world to me.' 📺 @rte2 @rteplayer

Dave’s birthday tracks hit different man.

A very long thread of the hardest hitting lyrics on the new Dave album 🧵 This man didn’t waste a single word.

“Years go by and you forget what it’s like to have a full crowd and win a county final”👏🔥 A great interview with err... half the @ATHYGFC team after their County final win over Naas!😅😅 #clubbertv

Steve Coogan is Mick McCarthy. Éanna Hardwicke Is Roy Keane. SAIPAN. In cinemas across Britain on January 23rd.

@RyanGolfGuy @AlanShipnuck Think his point was more about people’s perception of Rory than he being a clutch performer like MJ! His response to the boos was reminiscent of MJ, not his performance in clutch moments?

@AlanShipnuck Rory has failed to many times in the clutch to be compared to MJ no matter the context. MJ closes the door LACC and Pinehursrt

It should elevate fans’ respect for Rory. That was like booing Michael Jordan at the Garden… and then he drops 50 points and leads his team to victory in Game 7.

@AlanShipnuck I’m Irish and a huge Rory fan, can’t wait for this. If you’re looking for people to send advance copies to 😉 🇮🇪

Rory book is done! Comes out in March. I had a blast typing this, which hopefully means it’s fun to read. He’s had a big life, and it’s all in here.