Shane

And when he arrives on the Antrim coast for the 153rd staging of golf's oldest major from 17-20 July, he will find the vast majority of the record 278,000 spectators will be supporting both him and Ireland's Shane Lowry, who won the title the last time it was held on the Dunluce Links in 2019.

The 2019 tournament proved a memorable occasion as Ireland's Shane Lowry won his first major title.

The New York Times “have not publicly or privately apologized to her,” lawyer Shane Vogt proclaimed.

The family took part in the Masters traditional par-three contest on Wednesday alongside McIlroy's close friends Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood, and their wives and children.

The former world number one is alongside defending champion Scottie Scheffler, Ireland's 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry and Australia's Jason Day.