‘I’ve always been a dreamer’: Rory McIlroy and the Northern Ireland town that will always be part of his story
Marty SmithApr 5, 2026, 11:20 AM ET Close ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Open Extended Reactions HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland — Tucked away on a steep hillside high above County Down, overlooking Belfast Lough, sits the 6,100-yard parkland runway from which Rory McIlroy took flight. And no matter how …








