In winning the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., McIlroy set or tied 12 U.S. Open records, including the mark for the lowest 72-hole score in championship history at 16-under-par 268. He has three other major championship victories: the 2014 Open Championship conducted by The R&A at Hoylake (Royal Liverpool), the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla and the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Resort. He owns 24 worldwide professional victories, 15 of which have come on the PGA Tour. His latest win came at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. He also claimed the 2016 FedEx Cup after winning The Tour Championship at East Lake in September 2017 in a playoff. McIlroy represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2007 Walker Cup Match at Royal County Down not far from his hometown of Holywood. He's represented Europe in the 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 Ryder Cup Matches. He won both PGA Tour Player of the Year and European Tour Golfer of the Year honors in 2012 and 2014.
| Year | Site | Scores | To Par | Finish |
| 2018 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 80-70 | +10 | MC |
| 2017 | Erin Hills | 78-71 | +5 | MC |
| 2016 | Oakmont Country Club | 77-71 | +8 | MC |
| 2015 | Chambers Bay | 77-72-70-66--285 | +5 | T-9 |
| 2014 | Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) | 71-68-74-73--286 | +6 | T-23 |
| 2013 | Merion Golf Club | 73-70-75-76--294 | +14 | T-41 |
| 2012 | The Olympic Club | 77-73 | +10 | MC |
| 2011 | Congressional Country Club | 65-66-68-69--268 | -16 | Win |
| 2010 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 75-77 | +10 | MC |
| 2009 | Bethpage State Park (Black Course) | 72-70-72-68--282 | +2 | T-10 |