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| Newly-crowned golf champ McIlroy back on home soil | Newly-crowned golf champ McIlroy back on home soil |
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| Newly crowned US Open golf champion Rory McIlroy has arrived back in Northern Ireland. | |
| As soon as he arrived at his home in Holywood on the County Down coast, the 22-year-old superstar began tweeting. | As soon as he arrived at his home in Holywood on the County Down coast, the 22-year-old superstar began tweeting. |
| Among his first messages was: "Great to be back home. Even nicer to have this (the US Open trophy) on my kitchen table!" | Among his first messages was: "Great to be back home. Even nicer to have this (the US Open trophy) on my kitchen table!" |
| Following his emphatic victory in Maryland on Sunday, McIlroy is now ranked fourth in the world. | |
| McIlroy broke a series of records as he won his first major title on 16 below par, giving him an eight-shot victory over his nearest opponent. | McIlroy broke a series of records as he won his first major title on 16 below par, giving him an eight-shot victory over his nearest opponent. |
| He has been congratulated by several leading figures in the sporting world. | |
| The youngest US Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923, he said said he had set his sights on winning more majors after his maiden triumph in Maryland. | The youngest US Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923, he said said he had set his sights on winning more majors after his maiden triumph in Maryland. |