:00:10. > :00:15.Another US Open champion from Northern Ireland. Rory McIlroy
:00:16. > :00:21.announces himself to the world. Just turned 22, he winds one of
:00:21. > :00:29.golf's biggest tournaments to become a major champion. Two months
:00:29. > :00:36.earlier, it had all been so different. When I switch the TV off,
:00:36. > :00:44.I felt so much for him. Leading the US Masters, he self-destructed.
:00:44. > :00:50.This is the story of Rory's redemption. Of how he recovered
:00:50. > :00:55.from his greatest disappointment. think Rory McIlroy has that kind of
:00:55. > :01:05.talent and likeability that could make him a real icon. To prove the
:01:05. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:18.doubters wrong and make his major Our journey with Rory McIlroy start
:01:18. > :01:22.at the turn of the Year at his home on the outskirts of Belfast. The
:01:22. > :01:28.21-year-old is ranked the seventh best golfer in the world and
:01:28. > :01:32.success has already brought him a dream lifestyle. Very fortunate to
:01:33. > :01:39.play again that I'd love and played for a living. The rewards are quite
:01:39. > :01:44.nice if you played well. I spend the money on this house, and on
:01:44. > :01:51.cars. That is great be able to afford the cars I drive at the
:01:51. > :01:57.moment. I have a great house here. I think I was at nine or 10 when I
:01:57. > :02:01.first came to view it! I saw that it had little bit of land and I
:02:02. > :02:09.knew that I really wanted put my own practice facility somewhere.
:02:09. > :02:14.That will be finished in a month or two. Rory also has his own purpose
:02:14. > :02:20.built gym and he has decided to spend more time in here to help
:02:20. > :02:27.take his game to the next level. really made an effort this year to
:02:27. > :02:33.try and work as hard as I can. Golf sometimes in the past felt like it
:02:33. > :02:37.just came easy to meat and sometimes it can not be a good
:02:37. > :02:42.thing because inmates you a little bit complacent. You think you do
:02:42. > :02:47.not have to practise first heart, but be better than everyone else
:02:47. > :02:52.you have to do everything better than them. I have realised you
:02:52. > :02:56.cannot achieve success without putting do working. If I can do
:02:56. > :03:01.with that extra 5% it could make the difference between having a
:03:01. > :03:05.good year and a great one. Rory has already won two tournaments as a
:03:05. > :03:10.professional. Some of golf's biggest names have taken the
:03:10. > :03:15.trouble to write to the young man from County Down. Flight this could,
:03:15. > :03:21.his career is moving in the right direction, but his first major
:03:21. > :03:26.remains out of reach -- life is good. There have been great chances
:03:26. > :03:31.for me that I have not got hold of. I don't know if that is because of
:03:31. > :03:35.experience or because I am still quite young. Maybe just need to be
:03:35. > :03:41.able to mature a bit to know what to do in certain situations. It has
:03:41. > :03:45.been a very short career so far. I have hopefully another 20 of 25
:03:45. > :03:52.years at it. His professional career is in its infancy but his
:03:52. > :04:02.love of the game is as old as he is. Rory McIlroy was born to play golf.
:04:02. > :04:02.
:04:02. > :04:10.He had a club in his hand from the age of two. And when he was nine-
:04:10. > :04:14.year-old he went to Florida and won a world championship. His parents,
:04:14. > :04:20.Gerry and racy, encouraged and supported their only child every
:04:20. > :04:25.step of the way -- Rosie. They worked so hard and gave up
:04:25. > :04:30.everything for me to play golf around the world as a junior. Dad
:04:30. > :04:35.at one stage was working three jobs. Mom worked night shifts at a
:04:35. > :04:38.factory and every penny they had went into me. When you're younger
:04:38. > :04:43.you just think you're playing golf and it is all great but when you
:04:43. > :04:53.get a bit older and to work how hard it they work for you, you do
:04:53. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :05:02.appreciate it. A player everything to them. -- I owe everything to him.
:05:02. > :05:12.They even build a practice area up there home. At the age of 17 he was
:05:12. > :05:20.the best amateur in the world. And by his side during his teenage
:05:20. > :05:26.years was his girlfriend, holy. were up at the golf club and I've
:05:26. > :05:33.was the caddy with a couple of the girls. He came and said hello and
:05:33. > :05:38.that was how it started. I didn't know who was at that stage. A but
:05:38. > :05:45.at the start of this year, Rory takes the decision to end their
:05:45. > :05:51.relationship to focus on his career. I am away quite a lot soak do not
:05:51. > :05:55.have any time for girlfriends or anything like that. I am 100%
:05:55. > :06:00.concentrating on golf. Maybe one day, five years time, we might
:06:00. > :06:05.decide to get back together. We might end up going our separate
:06:05. > :06:09.ways. We ended our relationship on very good terms and still speak all
:06:09. > :06:15.the time. He it is always going to be tough to take a break from each
:06:15. > :06:22.other but we both needed to do our own things. Are needed to step it
:06:22. > :06:27.up with university and he needed to do his thing with golf. I felt like
:06:27. > :06:31.sometimes I was not as dedicated as I should be. But that was nothing
:06:31. > :06:36.to do with her, that was me thinking that you do not need to
:06:37. > :06:39.practise today, you are OK. If you want to try and become better than
:06:39. > :06:45.everyone else you need to get up earlier than they do and practice
:06:45. > :06:52.more than they do and basically work harder than them. That is the
:06:52. > :06:59.for loss of I have taken into this year. It is a fully focused and
:07:00. > :07:03.fitter at Rory that arise at the first major of the year. The US
:07:03. > :07:13.Masters, played at probably the most famous golf course in the
:07:13. > :07:16.
:07:16. > :07:26.world. The exclusive Augusta National in Georgia. There is no
:07:26. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:36.side quite like Augusta National in the spring time by -- no site.
:07:36. > :07:42.is one of a posse of young offenders including his friend and
:07:43. > :07:49.US Jo pin champion, Graeme McDowell. They are out to fill the void
:07:49. > :07:55.caused by the downfall of Tiger Woods. Rory tries to emerge from
:07:55. > :08:05.the pack and he seeks the advice of the game's greatest ever player.
:08:05. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:14.Six-times Masters champion, Jack Nicklaus. My first encounter with
:08:14. > :08:21.Rory was I was in a shopping centre and I saw this mop of hair. I said
:08:21. > :08:27.I think that is that young McCann right boy. -- at that young Rory
:08:27. > :08:33.McIlroy. He was going to go and talk to a sports psychologist and I
:08:33. > :08:37.said they never won anything. So we sat down and had lunch. He asked me
:08:37. > :08:42.a bunch of questions and I told him what I didn't how prepared for golf
:08:42. > :08:45.tournaments. He was a very pleasant young man. He took in what I was
:08:45. > :08:50.saying. He was interested in learning and I like that in young
:08:50. > :09:00.people. Well we get off to a flying start and takes the lead on the
:09:00. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.opening day. -- Rory gets off to a flying start. He played some mere
:09:11. > :09:13.
:09:13. > :09:23.flawless golf. A wonderful little chip there. On the second day, he
:09:23. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:32.continues to impress. Oh, yes! the Saturday, Augusta and the world
:09:32. > :09:37.of golf is in awe. At the end of the day, he is a remarkable four
:09:37. > :09:46.shots clear of the chasing pack. They are all going after Rory
:09:46. > :09:56.McIlroy. It could be the beginning of a new era in golf. Who knows?
:09:56. > :10:00.the sun sets on Augusta, little does he know what lies ahead. Rory
:10:00. > :10:06.a rise for the final round with this huge weight of expectation on
:10:06. > :10:10.his shoulders. But can he handle the pressure. He has played back
:10:10. > :10:15.magnificently well, what an ambassador for Ireland. I am so
:10:15. > :10:19.thrilled that I pick him before the tournament started. I believe, and
:10:19. > :10:25.I know he has a new one two tournaments, I would believe that
:10:25. > :10:30.he is very close to being the best player in the world today. But from
:10:30. > :10:35.before he tees off, things don't feel right for Rory. I did not feel
:10:35. > :10:40.more nervous, I felt more focused, off tunnel vision or whatever you
:10:40. > :10:46.want to call it, and I think it worked against me. It wasn't my
:10:46. > :10:49.normal characteristics on the golf course. I maybe just wanted it a
:10:49. > :10:55.little too badly. I hadn't felt like that all week and I knew I was
:10:55. > :11:05.going to feel like that all day and would have to handle that. And his
:11:05. > :11:07.
:11:07. > :11:12.problems start early in the round. Despite a difficult first nine
:11:12. > :11:17.holes... For I found it up but I was managing to deal with it.
:11:18. > :11:22.manages to hold on to a slender lead. But that the 10th hole it all
:11:22. > :11:32.starts to unravel. I was in a pretty good frame of mind going on
:11:32. > :11:33.
:11:33. > :11:43.to the tee. The tee shot came out of nowhere. Is that out of bounds?
:11:43. > :11:43.
:11:43. > :11:53.It somehow managed to find itself the stuck between two cabins. It
:11:53. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :11:58.was really the fourth shots that killed me. He caught a limb of the
:11:58. > :12:03.trees. I got a bit flustered after that. My heart started to race a
:12:03. > :12:07.bit and it became a blur. honestly believed, even after the
:12:07. > :12:17.12 hole, that I still had a chance to win. I thought if I could birdie
:12:17. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:23.my way in I still had a chance. That is what I was trying to do.
:12:23. > :12:28.finds the trivia tree of the creek and he will have great difficulty
:12:28. > :12:32.controlling his emotions from here. Once that tee shot went into the
:12:32. > :12:38.water that was when I've realised that was my race run. That was when
:12:38. > :12:44.I realised I was not going to win and there was tough to take.
:12:44. > :12:48.finishes his round and, despite everything, gets a standing ovation
:12:48. > :12:52.at the final hole. Rory needs to fly very quickly to Northern
:12:52. > :12:57.Ireland and I'm sure his whole country will give him a big hug.
:12:57. > :13:01.has been a very public collapse but he puts on a brave face and remains
:13:01. > :13:06.his dignity throughout. I almost felt embarrassed that I was getting
:13:06. > :13:16.such a good reaction from the crowd and they were so supportive. It was
:13:16. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:26.nice to get that ovation. It was definitely appreciated. I do not
:13:26. > :13:29.know if I was numb or even shock or what, there were so many emotions.
:13:29. > :13:34.It would have been very easy just assault cannot speak to the press
:13:34. > :13:38.and go and feel sorry for myself. But I was honest, I said it was one
:13:38. > :13:46.of the toughest days I have ever had but I will live on from it, I
:13:46. > :13:51.am fine. And waiting to console him, a surprise visitor. I just remember
:13:51. > :13:56.been so proud of him. He carried himself so well coming off the 18th.
:13:56. > :14:01.He still managed to hold himself in front of that amount of press and
:14:01. > :14:06.carried himself really well and kept his head up. It was nice to
:14:06. > :14:11.see her there, to give her a hug and everything. I said sorry that
:14:11. > :14:21.she wasted her time coming over. It made Sunday-night a lot easier,
:14:21. > :14:25.having somebody there that you really know, to talk to. I don't
:14:25. > :14:30.want my popularity to have risen for the wrong reasons of people
:14:30. > :14:37.feeling sorry for me. Of course he was heartbroken. But that
:14:37. > :14:41.heartbreak made him stronger. Augusta, Rory comes home to
:14:41. > :14:46.Northern Ireland. He analyses what has happened but refuses to dwell
:14:46. > :14:49.on it. Plenty of other people have had their say and expressed their
:14:49. > :14:56.fears that he does not have the mental toughness to close out a
:14:56. > :14:59.major. But he prefers to get on with his life, watching his beloved
:14:59. > :15:04.Manchester United win the Premier League. His thoughts are already
:15:04. > :15:08.turning to the next major and he is also preparing himself for a
:15:08. > :15:18.different challenge that will put different challenge that will put
:15:18. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:25.The island of Haiti have been devastated by an earthquake that
:15:25. > :15:31.killed thousands. Just a week before the US Open, Rory McIlory
:15:31. > :15:34.flies there as Unicef ambassador. It was tough to see some of the
:15:34. > :15:37.things they have to go through and the conditions that people are
:15:38. > :15:42.still living in there. It was great to see them singing songs and I
:15:42. > :15:52.played football with a few of them. It's great to see kids have still
:15:52. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:01.have a great attitude towards life. It gave me a huge sense of respect
:16:01. > :16:05.on life and it makes me see that golf isn't such an important thing,
:16:05. > :16:09.or as important as I make it out to be sometimes. The next time I am
:16:09. > :16:16.struggling on the golf course, I have to think about the people of
:16:16. > :16:26.Haiti and I won't change my mind set pretty quickly. -- I will
:16:26. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:54.And so to the American capital and the US Open, renowned as golf's
:16:54. > :16:58.toughest major. Graeme McDowell is back to defend his title. The eyes
:16:58. > :17:02.of the world are also on Rory McIlory. He arrives in a positive
:17:02. > :17:07.frame of mind after again seeking the advice of the great Jack
:17:07. > :17:11.Nicklaus. The thing that I really focused on that he said to me was,
:17:11. > :17:16.I'm expecting big things from you. When Jack Nicklaus says that to you,
:17:16. > :17:23.he's been around the team for so long, he must really think I've got
:17:23. > :17:28.something. I said, did you learn anything in Augusta? He says, I
:17:28. > :17:33.learned a lot about myself and the things I shouldn't do that I need
:17:33. > :17:40.to do. I said, if you learn from that, that's great because the next
:17:40. > :17:46.time you get in a position, it will be fallible. I took that away and I
:17:46. > :17:56.thought, he's right, I had better go and produce now. And produce, he
:17:56. > :17:59.
:17:59. > :18:04.does. He almost pulled a muscle in his neck! It's even a step up in
:18:04. > :18:08.level from his outstanding play at the Masters. Some of the best golf
:18:08. > :18:18.I have ever played. It seems incredibly easy, which it obviously
:18:18. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:29.is not. During the first three rounds, he breaks record after
:18:29. > :18:33.record after record. Saturday was probably the most nervous I was
:18:33. > :18:42.during the tournament because I felt that if I could handle
:18:42. > :18:52.Saturday, I was going to be able to handle Sunday. There's a little of
:18:52. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :19:03.that attitude! Yes, that's nice! takes an incredible eight shot lead
:19:03. > :19:05.
:19:05. > :19:10.into the last day. I didn't watch any golf on TV, read newspapers, go
:19:10. > :19:14.on Twitter, it didn't do anything. I have learned over the last few
:19:14. > :19:21.months, there is no point in the hearing it. I was oblivious to what
:19:21. > :19:28.people were saying. It Boyle's Law and to this day. From the very
:19:28. > :19:32.first hole, he is looking good. That is incredible! By the 10th
:19:32. > :19:36.hole, where it all had gone round the last time, things couldn't be
:19:36. > :19:43.more different. I had to think about a Costa because I had to sink,
:19:43. > :19:47.this is what I did there, and this is what I'm going to do here. The
:19:47. > :19:55.crowd on that 10th hole, they were incredible and just the energy that
:19:55. > :20:03.I felt, I knew that I need to play solid from here. To play that 10th
:20:03. > :20:10.hole the way I did on Sunday, that gave me a lot conference. How good
:20:10. > :20:15.are you! That is when I knew, I need to play solid from here. I
:20:15. > :20:18.haven't seen my dad all day since I started the round. I knew he would
:20:18. > :20:28.be somewhere on the left at the 18th and I was looking and looking
:20:28. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:40.for him. I was looking back up the fairway and I saw him there. They
:20:40. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:59.gave him a little not and that's Unreal performance from Rory
:20:59. > :21:09.McIlory, the 2011 United States Open champion! Rory Windsor by the
:21:09. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:23.lowest ever score in the history of the tournament. Happy Father's Day!
:21:23. > :21:28.We were fine, we did not cry but... I've been working towards it for a
:21:28. > :21:38.long time. He has supported me all the way so to have him there was
:21:38. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:44.like a dream come true. He's the best player I have ever seen. His
:21:44. > :21:51.name going on much rougher ride after mine is special for Irish
:21:51. > :21:56.golf, for Northern Ireland, it is amazing and I am so proud of him.
:21:56. > :22:00.The headline writers in America are already making comparisons with the
:22:01. > :22:04.greats of the game. He has shown a level of goals that we haven't seen
:22:04. > :22:08.since Tiger Woods in his prime and that is captivating everyone. We
:22:08. > :22:12.knew he had tremendous talent and putting it together in a major
:22:12. > :22:22.championship is the final step. He is doing it and I think we're on to
:22:22. > :22:25.something really special now in the next 10 years as well. It's unfair
:22:25. > :22:31.to both Tiger Woods and Roy McIlory to talk about them in the same
:22:31. > :22:36.paragraph but the fact is, where ready for a champion who doesn't
:22:36. > :22:46.like act like the whole world is his platoon, he has a touch of
:22:46. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:57.I think our nightmare is over and this very is the best player in the
:22:57. > :23:04.world, he is huge. Everywhere in the world because just the look of
:23:04. > :23:08.him. He is the all-time baby-faced athlete. With the model of Tiger
:23:08. > :23:15.Woods's been the number one athlete in the world at his peak, I think
:23:15. > :23:20.is possible Rory McIlory will be. I think he has that kind of talent
:23:20. > :23:24.and that likeability that could make him a real icon. He was
:23:24. > :23:29.probably one of the most satisfying things to win. To hear what people
:23:29. > :23:38.said, to go out and prove a lot of people wrong, that gave me a great
:23:38. > :23:43.sense of satisfaction. It wasn't as if I was going out to prove people
:23:43. > :23:53.wrong, but it was just nice to play that some of golf and be able to
:23:53. > :24:09.
:24:09. > :24:18.His first morning as a major champion. It's an early start. As
:24:18. > :24:23.the papers arrived, he's already in the hotel foyer with his dad.
:24:23. > :24:27.Remember Darren Clarke ringing me at 5am in the morning to say well
:24:27. > :24:33.done and I haven't even been to bed! I was catching a flight to
:24:33. > :24:39.Cape Cod. Rory has promised to play in a golf day organised by one of
:24:39. > :24:49.his sponsors. Seeing the picture of me and my dad embracing each other,
:24:49. > :24:51.
:24:51. > :24:59.it was just fantastic. It's something we will never forget.
:24:59. > :25:09.Sorry, would you sign my flag for me? You so gracious, you done a
:25:09. > :25:21.
:25:21. > :25:31.With the US Open trophy safely packed, he sets off with his stare
:25:31. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:49.at -- he sets off with his dad and I am absolutely knackered. Monday
:25:49. > :25:52.was a long day for me but I had a commitment to go to one of my
:25:52. > :26:02.sponsors and I couldn't, just because I had won the day before, I
:26:02. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:29.This is the first time in a week that I have picked up a paper and
:26:29. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:53.see my face on every paper I picked As the others digest the headlines,
:26:53. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:18.An hour later, the bleary eyed champion emerges into the early
:27:18. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :27:52.A little tired but I'm all right. Not too bad. Ian Humphreys
:27:52. > :28:02.congratulated me. My name his team and if you guys need anything along
:28:02. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:08.the way, just let me know. Perfect, thank you. I had better speak to
:28:08. > :28:18.mum, I haven't spoken to her yet. Well I try and bring the house
:28:18. > :28:28.
:28:28. > :28:35.again? Hello! I'm all right, how are you? Sorry I didn't get to
:28:35. > :28:40.speak to you last night. It's still hasn't sunk in. It was nice, the
:28:40. > :28:50.last couple of holes, I could actually enjoy it. It's all good, a
:28:50. > :29:00.major champion! It's with us, you can have a look at it, it's in a
:29:00. > :29:03.
:29:03. > :29:12.big case. See you later! Great form? I said to her last night,
:29:12. > :29:21.what are you crying for? She said, tears of joy! I think she watched
:29:21. > :29:25.the golf on her own at home with no one around her. Great to speak to
:29:25. > :29:29.mum and mum and dad have done everything for me so I'm sure they
:29:29. > :29:39.are obviously over the moon and hopefully this isn't the last one
:29:39. > :29:47.
:29:47. > :29:53.for them. A he has not been to bed I need to share something with you,
:29:53. > :29:58.you might laugh but it's serious. On Friday, they went to work and I
:29:58. > :30:08.had a lot of meetings and I was watching you on my computer online.
:30:08. > :30:09.
:30:09. > :30:16.This all these shots and I cried. On Friday? On Friday! Those terms
:30:16. > :30:26.of emotions, you get them when your head is in the sky, it was that. It
:30:26. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:37.When you make a commitment like that you have the hollow ret. I
:30:37. > :30:45.
:30:45. > :30:55.didn't think twice about it. -- you have to one let it. -- honour. This
:30:55. > :31:02.
:31:03. > :31:09.happened to the previous winner. There we go! Got it? Back in
:31:10. > :31:19.Northern Ireland for two years in a row. It is huge. Thank you very
:31:20. > :31:28.
:31:28. > :31:34.much. This looks so good, exactly what we needed. It is incredible,
:31:34. > :31:39.obviously, the day after the Open championship, especially being a
:31:39. > :31:44.young person, it makes it come together so beautifully. We have
:31:44. > :31:49.gone through an era where one at lead, Tiger Woods, did a great job
:31:49. > :31:55.and it is the changing of the card. To have a young person, not someone
:31:55. > :31:59.in the middle of they pack, the Masters was something incredible.
:31:59. > :32:05.The fact that he lost it and it got away from him and then coming back
:32:05. > :32:11.from winning the US Open, I think makes it even better. It was great
:32:11. > :32:17.I played with a couple of young kids there. Thank you very much. I
:32:17. > :32:22.enjoyed it. Nice to me due. It was great at the trait do with me so
:32:22. > :32:29.that everyone could have a picture with it. -- to have the trophy with
:32:29. > :32:35.me. It was not the look worse way to spend a day after winning your
:32:35. > :32:44.first major. There you go, no problem. So you played against
:32:44. > :32:54.Northern Ireland? He played against Rangers... Lafferty as well and
:32:54. > :33:16.
:33:16. > :33:20.Steve Davis. They you are, perfect. It is very good! Cool. It is
:33:20. > :33:25.exceptional because he would have a million reasons not to show up
:33:25. > :33:31.today and everyone would say it is normal. The fact that even though
:33:31. > :33:41.he would have had those reasons he is still showing up, it is big, it
:33:41. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:48.is respectful, it is who he is as a person. With the party in full
:33:48. > :33:53.swing, Rory and Gerry take some time out by themselves. That was a
:33:53. > :33:57.nice moment when me and Dad could cope in the locker room and watch a
:33:57. > :34:01.bit of tennis. It was the first real couple of hours but I had to
:34:01. > :34:09.myself, just having my dad with me and chilling out and thinking about
:34:09. > :34:15.what had happened. I thought, growing up, 12, 13, 14, he was good.
:34:15. > :34:20.But it did nothing you would have happened as quick. I thought maybe
:34:20. > :34:25.25, 26. To be honest, it is any sinking in now. All the records
:34:25. > :34:31.that he broke and what he has done. It is fantastic for him, for me and
:34:31. > :34:39.his mother. As we Rory be joined the guests, preparations are under
:34:39. > :34:44.way for his journey to Boston airport. I'm calling from the
:34:44. > :34:49.sheriff's office. While be coming up with Rory McIlroy. We are the
:34:49. > :34:59.and believing in approximately 15 minutes from Cape Cod so it will be
:34:59. > :35:03.
:35:03. > :35:13.about 7pm that we get there. Happy major to you! Happy major to you!
:35:13. > :35:16.
:35:16. > :35:19.Happy Bajan, dear Rory, happy major to you! Obviously, he is a good
:35:19. > :35:24.player but it takes a lot more than being a good player to bounce back
:35:24. > :35:30.the way that he did. It is a very special performance and I'm sure it
:35:30. > :35:34.will stick in the mind of a lot of people for a long time to. Rory,
:35:34. > :35:38.when he did not close at the Masters, at the Americans really
:35:38. > :35:43.feel for people that fall down and get back up and keep fighting away
:35:43. > :35:50.and trying to regain that winning attitude. He honestly had it and
:35:50. > :35:58.proved it this week. By that stage, I was just looking forward to
:35:58. > :36:03.getting home. We met a very nice police man from Ireland who now
:36:03. > :36:10.lives in Cape Cod and organise the police escort to the airport for us.
:36:10. > :36:14.He ended up taking me in his car. They it is not often that we get to
:36:14. > :36:18.take a fellow Irishman and I am looking forward to taking him to
:36:18. > :36:27.the airport, give him an escort all the way up so that he can get
:36:27. > :36:30.through. It will be a nice smooth ride all the way up. Great to be
:36:30. > :36:35.able to move all the traffic out of the way and get to the airport
:36:35. > :36:39.quick enough and then turn up to the airport and have the state
:36:39. > :36:44.troopers waiting there, or escorting us into the terminal. Get
:36:44. > :36:51.injecting and through the security, it was incredible. Definitely a
:36:51. > :36:56.nice way to get through an airport more quickly! Thanks very much. A
:36:56. > :37:06.last thing I wanted to do was wait ing Hopper now lie as security.
:37:06. > :37:06.
:37:06. > :38:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds
:38:06. > :38:10.That was nice of them to do that Good night. We just need to
:38:10. > :38:17.boarding pass. Finally back in the UK, Rory and his dad go their
:38:17. > :38:23.separate ways. Good seeing you again. Absolutely. Gerry is heading
:38:23. > :38:29.home to Belfast but Rory has got TV commitments. At the airport he gets
:38:29. > :38:34.the first taste of how his fame has rocketed. I didn't realise the
:38:34. > :38:38.amount of attention I was going to get. The people at Heathrow did a
:38:38. > :38:44.fantastic job in getting us from the playing through immigration,
:38:44. > :38:49.getting our bags, and straight out of there. I more right, a little
:38:49. > :38:57.tired, but nice to get a bit of sleep. Just got another bit to do
:38:57. > :39:07.and then I am home. Looking for to that, good to see everyone. --
:39:07. > :39:11.
:39:11. > :39:17.Oh deer. The message is that been the most to me are the ones from
:39:17. > :39:23.back home, close friends and family and everything like that. But to
:39:23. > :39:31.get messages of support from the likes of Rafael Nadal and Wayne
:39:31. > :39:36.Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Andy Murray, Jack Nicklaus, it is really nice.
:39:36. > :39:43.It is a bit overwhelming in a way. But it is nice that people saw what
:39:43. > :39:49.happened a couple of months ago and saw me do what they did at the US
:39:49. > :39:57.open to make up for it. Rory is off to record again showed before the
:39:57. > :40:03.last leg of his journey to Northern Ireland. -- record a game show.
:40:03. > :40:13.There is no rest for his manager, Stewart. But for Rory, time for
:40:13. > :40:22.
:40:22. > :40:27.There is just one more short flight and Rory will be home. Hazard
:40:27. > :40:33.slowly but surely sunk in that you are a major champion? No, I still
:40:33. > :40:40.get goose bumps and I hear it. It will take me a while. The need to
:40:40. > :40:45.reflect on it back home, and by myself. The don't feel as if I have
:40:45. > :40:51.had any time to myself yet to really think about what I have done.
:40:51. > :40:56.It will be nice just to sit at home and think about everything and
:40:56. > :40:59.think about going forward as well. The Open Championship is coming up
:40:59. > :41:05.in four weeks and one to give myself the best chance to win that
:41:05. > :41:15.as well. Let us get it back where it belongs for the second year in a
:41:15. > :41:30.
:41:30. > :41:34.There are some serious names any get to that era. Yes. Even before I
:41:34. > :41:38.won the US Open I felt like you put yourself out there in the spot
:41:38. > :41:43.light and you have to present yourself in the right way. For the
:41:43. > :41:48.most part, I have been able to do that. A lot of that has to do with
:41:48. > :41:52.how I was raised and how my mum and dad brought me up. People are going
:41:52. > :41:57.to watch what you do and you have to be respectful and just do the
:41:57. > :42:01.simple things right. Have good manners and just be a decent person.
:42:01. > :42:06.If you can do that it can get to a long way, which I have learned
:42:06. > :42:13.recently. I don't want it just to be this, I want to keep going. That
:42:13. > :42:20.is what I tell people, this is great, first major, the US Open,
:42:20. > :42:24.but I need to push on. I understand that. Hopefully it won't be the
:42:24. > :42:28.last. I want to put pressure on myself to do well. That is
:42:28. > :42:32.something that Jack Nicklaus told me, he always put pressure on
:42:32. > :42:37.himself to be up there. If I want to bring more of these things I
:42:37. > :42:42.have to keep that pressure. People are going to make comparisons and
:42:42. > :42:48.I'd try to play them down as much as I can. I don't want to say this
:42:48. > :42:52.to be disrespectful in any way but it is only one. A lot of great
:42:52. > :42:57.players have won one of two major championships. But I amateur stage
:42:57. > :43:01.in my career where, I feel, to get the first on so early is fantastic
:43:01. > :43:11.and I need to keep working hard and keep preparing well for each and
:43:11. > :43:15.
:43:15. > :43:20.every tournament to give myself great chances to win. Belfast.
:43:20. > :43:24.Harry's house. I was coming into land at Belfast and almost felt
:43:24. > :43:33.nervous, getting home. I'm always so excited to get home, cannot wait
:43:33. > :43:41.to get home. See the family, see the docks and take it easy. But
:43:41. > :43:47.there is a sense of anticipation for what was to come. Hi, how are
:43:47. > :43:57.you? It is nice to get out of the plane and then just getting the car
:43:57. > :44:09.
:44:09. > :44:19.know that you're on your way home It is nice to be home. It doesn't
:44:19. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :44:51.really matter what the weather is Hello boys! Hello, hello! It was
:44:51. > :45:01.great to get home and walking through the front door with the US
:45:01. > :45:07.
:45:07. > :45:17.Open and seeing my mum come in through the kitchen. I love you and
:45:17. > :45:20.I'm so proud of you! That hug from my mum, I'll never forget that
:45:20. > :45:30.because it was great to see her for the first time in a wine and to
:45:30. > :45:34.
:45:34. > :45:39.come home with that trophy, it was incredible. Hello you! It was just
:45:39. > :45:43.a unique experience, you only when you first major once and for him to
:45:43. > :45:53.come and carrying the trophy and for his mum and dad there, ready to
:45:53. > :45:55.
:45:55. > :46:01.greet him, it was spectacular. is a good boy? I think there had
:46:01. > :46:10.been away for four or five weeks. I haven't seen my mum or dad, or
:46:10. > :46:17.holly or the dogs. Just to get home, it was almost like, my shoulders
:46:17. > :46:22.just went down, it was so nice just to get home. It was great to spend
:46:22. > :46:30.time with them in this house, have a quiet dinner and chat about
:46:30. > :46:40.things, it was great. The next morning, Holywood Golf Club is
:46:40. > :46:49.preparing to welcome home its hero. We're completely packed up here.
:46:49. > :46:59.Are we still getting members coming up? A little more fresh this
:46:59. > :47:34.
:47:34. > :47:39.Well, trophy! Do you know where it I don't think I've ever been
:47:39. > :47:44.nervous going to Hollywood golf- club on all my life. This feels
:47:44. > :47:51.different, it could be crazy. It will be good to get back to
:47:51. > :47:58.Hollywood, good to see everyone. To see a few of my mates. And looking
:47:59. > :48:08.forward to it but it will be a bit hectic, I'd say. And nice banner up
:48:09. > :48:15.
:48:15. > :48:25.there. Well, yes. Unbelievable! How it a golf tournament can create so
:48:25. > :48:43.
:48:43. > :48:53.MUSIC. I was saying, it's behind me, I
:48:53. > :49:01.
:49:01. > :49:05.Do you want to hold it? Not on your own! I have to hold it as well.
:49:05. > :49:13.It's great to see so many people here. All the support I get from
:49:13. > :49:23.back home this fantastic. It's great and I'm really glad to be
:49:23. > :49:37.
:49:37. > :49:45.Rory McIlory! To bring this back home, not just
:49:45. > :49:50.for myself, for the people of Holywood and Northern Ireland... It
:49:50. > :50:00.makes me very proud to be from here and this is great for me but this
:50:00. > :50:16.
:50:16. > :50:22.one is just as much for everybody This stuff doesn't happen to people.
:50:22. > :50:27.From what happened in a Costa. Spending two months and working
:50:27. > :50:32.hard and learning a lot of things, going straight to the next major
:50:32. > :50:42.and to win it like I did, it is something like you would see in a
:50:42. > :51:17.
:51:17. > :51:24.After a whirlwind few days, it's time for Rory to take stock and
:51:24. > :51:29.reflect at home with holly. Their relationship is now firmly back on.
:51:29. > :51:37.He is still the same gag, not one that took him has changed. You have
:51:37. > :51:40.to keep him grounded and say, we just done what we've always done,
:51:40. > :51:49.gone to the cinema gone to Tesco's. Being a champion doesn't come into
:51:49. > :51:53.it when he's at home. I have known her for nearly six years. For a 22
:51:53. > :51:56.year-old, it's a big part of my life and at the start of the year,
:51:56. > :52:04.I thought I wanted to focus on my game and I wanted to take a break
:52:04. > :52:13.but I realised pretty quickly that I had made a mistake. I had to do
:52:13. > :52:18.quite a lot of begging and grovelling to get her back! She has
:52:18. > :52:23.been fantastic, she definitely keeps my feet on the ground. She
:52:23. > :52:30.knows me better than anyone, I have spent so much time with her. She
:52:30. > :52:35.knows that things to say to me, she has been a great support and it is
:52:35. > :52:45.great to get home and see her. It is great to spend time with her, it
:52:45. > :52:49.
:52:49. > :52:53.takes my mind of everything else that is going on. After several
:52:53. > :52:57.high-profile appearances and public engagements, there's a chance for a
:52:57. > :53:07.Rory McIlory to connect with his roots, as he visits his old school
:53:07. > :53:23.
:53:23. > :53:33.in Hollywood. This is incredible, incredible! Sometimes it hits you,
:53:33. > :53:34.
:53:34. > :53:41.it is just unbelievable. You've just got to live your life the way
:53:41. > :53:45.you always did, the way you always do. Take it one day at a time. I
:53:45. > :53:51.know there's going to be a lot more attention on me but it's part of
:53:52. > :53:58.what I do now and I just had to deal with it. I really enjoyed it,
:53:58. > :54:02.it was brilliant, fantastic. I didn't think a few years ago, I
:54:02. > :54:12.would do something like that with teachers asking for autographs at
:54:12. > :54:28.
:54:28. > :54:34.its ties, a great feeling to be But almost inevitably, it's not
:54:34. > :54:42.long before Rory's thoughts turn once again to golf. Impressive
:54:42. > :54:49.practice range at his home is now finished. Time to look ahead. And
:54:49. > :54:53.said his future goals. I knew that when I went home and went to
:54:53. > :54:58.practise and find a lot of people coming up to me, I wasn't getting
:54:58. > :55:02.the work done I want it. To be able to build something like this, it's
:55:02. > :55:06.an investment in the future and some said it built, I just won my
:55:06. > :55:13.first major so it has paid for itself already. It has been great
:55:13. > :55:20.for me to come and practice, even for an hour, however tiny you want.
:55:20. > :55:24.Don't have to put on a normal golf stuff, just come and practice.
:55:24. > :55:33.have you got as facilities? Four greens, for tea boxes, three
:55:33. > :55:41.different types of Sanz. I have links Steyne rough, US Open Steyne
:55:41. > :55:48.rough, everything I encounter when I might playing? What is the upkeep
:55:48. > :55:53.like? I have one full-time green keeper and I have a part-time
:55:53. > :55:58.greenkeeper as well. Those boys are in every day and they have today,
:55:58. > :56:02.it is kept like The Championship style of golf course. To build a
:56:02. > :56:06.facility like this, very much means you are making a long-term
:56:06. > :56:12.commitment to living here in Northern Ireland? Of course, I see
:56:12. > :56:16.myself always as being based here. To have something like this, it
:56:16. > :56:20.would be a shame to move away and not have it. I couldn't do this
:56:20. > :56:23.anywhere else. I found this probably a couple of years ago with
:56:23. > :56:28.this amount of land and I knew I wanted to do something pretty
:56:28. > :56:36.special with that and it has turned out great. You have a bunker here
:56:36. > :56:46.like St Andrews? Yes, I got sand from Portrush for it. I think I
:56:46. > :56:57.
:56:57. > :57:07.I said, the rough is going to be hard. This is one it was like last
:57:07. > :57:15.week. They grew that especially for you? Yes, I can't ring up and ask
:57:15. > :57:21.what speed the greens are going to be. They can say, around 10.5. I
:57:21. > :57:24.can ask for my greens to be 10.5 so I can prepare. I feel that I could
:57:25. > :57:32.have a good chance to win more majors, whether it gets into the
:57:32. > :57:38.double digits, I don't know, but I have won my first one and I'm one I
:57:38. > :57:47.first one when Jack won his. Tiger at 21 but that is what it has given
:57:47. > :57:53.me, belief in my own ability, belief in how I can handle certain
:57:53. > :57:58.situations, belief that I can go out and win a major by eight shots.
:57:58. > :58:03.Before I won the US Open, I had all the money I ever wanted, it is not
:58:03. > :58:08.a motivating factor for me. Especially after winning a major, I