{"id":534252,"date":"2026-04-16T14:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/534252\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:42:12","slug":"roy-keane-changes-opinion-on-rory-mcilroy-following-golfing-stars-masters-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/534252\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Keane changes opinion on Rory McIlroy following golfing star’s Masters success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roy Keane has changed his opinion on Rory McIlroy following the golfing star’s Masters success.<\/p>\n

The Grand Slam champion claimed his sixth major title over the weekend, holding off world number one Scottie Scheffler by a single stroke, finishing on 12-under par after a nail-biting final round.<\/p>\n

The Northern Irishman became the first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2002 to successfully defend the green jacket.<\/p>\n

Keane has weighed in on McIlroy’s victory, having been critical about the golfer in the past.<\/p>\n

\"RoyRoy Keane has praised Rory McIlroy following the golfing star’s Masters success | THEOVERLAP\/GETTY<\/p>\n

Sharing his thoughts on the Masters champion’s performance, the Manchester United legend said: “Absolutely brilliant. You know what, I watched most of it, I really enjoyed it. I said to Wrighty on Friday.”<\/p>\n

Interjecting on Keane’s comments, Ian Wright stated: “He said to me: ‘It’s over,’ on the Friday. Honestly, starting all that bo*****s with me again.”<\/p>\n

Keane enthusiastically responded: “But was I right?”<\/p>\n

The Irishman was previously critical of McIlroy following the disruption he and Team Europe suffered from American fans at last year’s Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n

\"Roy<\/p>\n

The former Manchester United legend described McIlroy’s Masters win as ‘absolutely brilliant’<\/p>\n

| PA<\/p>\n

Keane previously said: “So, you tell me. I’m no expert in golf – I don’t play but I watch the sport.<\/p>\n

“You’re saying the pressure on these players because some people were shouting? Become a footballer and go to Leeds or Anfield on a Tuesday night, let me tell you. These guys play in big tournaments every week. All of a sudden, they’re going to be upset by a few Yanks?<\/p>\n

“You’ve got McIlroy, McIlroy’s won all the big prizes. Do you think he’s going to be upset by a few people? It’s ridiculous. <\/p>\n

“Of course, they [knew abuse was coming]. They’ve built it up for the last six months: ‘Wait till you come to America.’ Of course, they knew they were going to get abused.”<\/p>\n

\"Rory<\/p>\n

McIlroy won his second green jacket over the weekend<\/p>\n

| REUTERS<\/p>\n

He continued: “And then they get upset because of their partners…let me tell you what I would say to my partner. <\/p>\n

“If I was a golfer, and my partner was getting abuse, I’d say to my partner, or my wife, or my girlfriend: ‘Just stay in the hotel, love. I’ll see you tonight when I get back. <\/p>\n

“You don’t come to the other tournaments, but guess what? You get a new outfit and come to the Ryder Cup.’<\/p>\n

“You’ve got a new outfit, a new belt, and then I’m getting loads of stick? Well, go home. I guarantee you they’re going back to a nice hotel, they’re not in a camp, in a tent.”<\/p>\n

\"Rory<\/p>\n

McIlroy pictured after winning his second green jacket<\/p>\n

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GETTY<\/p>\n

Keane’s criticism carried a joking tone at times, but it was clear he had no patience for complaints regarding the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

McIlroy previously gifted the Overlap panel with a pin flag from his first Masters triumph.<\/p>\n

The group floated the idea of a second present from the golfing star after he claimed his second green jacket.<\/p>\n

Keane joked: “Are we gonna get another flag off him?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roy Keane has changed his opinion on Rory McIlroy following the golfing star’s Masters success. The Grand Slam…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,2623,217,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-534252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}