{"id":332641,"date":"2025-12-24T03:22:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/332641\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T03:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:22:14","slug":"rory-mcilroy-secures-hat-trick-with-three-sportsperson-of-the-year-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/332641\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy secures hat-trick with three Sportsperson of\u202fthe\u202fYear titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IRISH golfer Rory McIlroy has won three sportsperson of the year titles in a matter of days.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old, who hails from Holywood in Co. Down,\u00a0was named the BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year 2025 today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-302526\" src=\"https:\/\/media.irishpost.co.uk\/uploads\/2025\/12\/22154451\/p0mq4cm3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"\/> BBC Sport NI\u2019s Stephen Watson, left, presents Rory McIlroy with the BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year award for 2025<\/p>\n<p>It marks his third such award within one week, after securing the RT\u00c9 Sport Sportsperson of the Year at the RT\u00c9 Sport Awards yesterday and winning the overall BBC Sportsperson of the Year award on December 18.<\/p>\n<p>The awards hat-trick rounds off a hugely successful year for the golfer, who in April sealed victory in a play-off at the Masters in Augusta, making him only the sixth man in history \u2013 and first European &#8211; to clinch golf\u2019s Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>He also played a crucial role in helping Europe retain the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in September.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-302527\" src=\"https:\/\/media.irishpost.co.uk\/uploads\/2025\/12\/22154541\/dc3ba110-dc5d-11f0-b1b4-f15065f62c2f.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"548\"\/> Rory McIlroy was crowned the BBC&#8217;s Sportsperson of the Year on December 18<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to say thank you to everyone from Northern Ireland for supporting me and believing in me, and being on this journey with me, I feel like everyone\u2019s watched me grow up,\u201d McIlroy said as he collected his latest gong in his native Northern Ireland today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll always love coming home, I don\u2019t get back as often as I would like, and I feel like I bring Northern Ireland with me everywhere that I go,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-302528\" src=\"https:\/\/media.irishpost.co.uk\/uploads\/2025\/12\/22154632\/Rory-McIlroy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\"\/> McIlroy was named RT\u00c9 Sport Sportsperson of the Year yesterday<\/p>\n<p>Neil Brittain, Executive Editor at BBC Sport NI said it was \u201cimpossible\u201d to ignore the year McIlroy has just had when it came to deciding their 2025 winer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year when the judges get together to go through the possible winners, we are amazed by the breadth of world class sporting talent we have in Northern Ireland and by their achievements across the previous 12 months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, as always, it makes selecting one winner really difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, it\u2019s impossible to look past what Rory has achieved this year \u2013 securing that illusive Grand Slam and his place as one of golf\u2019s greatest ever and then helping Europe retain the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Rory and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing him back in action in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                One moment please&#8230;<br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/loading.gif\" alt=\"Loading...\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IRISH golfer Rory McIlroy has won three sportsperson of the year titles in a matter of days. 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