2025 was also the year he won the Irish Open and led Europe to a Ryder Cup victory despite bearing the brunt of verbal abuse from a hostile American crowd.
This film peels back the layers of McIlroy’s mental journey — his struggles with expectation, public scrutiny, inner doubt, and the long fourteen years of emotional toll trying to win The Masters at Augusta.
Blending incredible archive of a young Rory over the years, along with interviews with golfing legends such as Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Paul McGinley and Bob Rotella, Rory McIlroy – The Battle Won is a powerful documentary chronicling Rory McIlroy’s long and dramatic journey that began when a 9-year-old boy first told of his dream to win all four Majors and culminates in the sporting year of his life.
The film interweaves iconic moments from Rory’s two-decade career—his meteoric rise, the very public setbacks, reinventions, personal growth and eventual triumph.
This documentary relives some of the key moments from this historic year, which was the culmination of a 9-year-old kid who dared to dream big.
