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Rory McIlroy provides update on Erica Stoll relationship after couple made big change

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Rory McIlroy has settled into his new Wentworth mansion following a fortnight’s break from competitive golf, revealing how the move from Florida has provided welcome detachment from the sport’s relentless schedule.

The four-time major winner returned to England several weeks ago after finishing sixth at the Travelers Championship, taking up residence in the Surrey estate he and wife Erica Stoll have been developing.

“We came back a few weeks ago and moved into our new home in Wentworth and been since trying to settle in and it’s amazing what two weeks of a bit of detachment can do for you, and sitting there being with your own thoughts for a while,” McIlroy told the Telegraph.

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The move to Wentworth was particularly championed by Stoll, who was keen to leave behind Florida’s intense heat for the cooler English climate.

The couple had announced their separation last year but reconciled after a month.

McIlroy reportedly purchased the sprawling estate in 2023, investing up to £9 million in developing the family home.

Planning documents describe it as a “large, detached dwelling sited centrally within a substantive plot”.

The property features extensive luxury amenities, including an outdoor swimming pool with a recently approved heat pump system. McIlroy also secured planning permission for a dining and utility room extension, a new roof, internal alterations, a play centre and a 5ft-high water feature wall.

“Yeah, it’s been nice to have this time to reflect and also to rekindle my excitement and enthusiasm for the rest of the year,” McIlroy added.

The Northern Irishman, sporting a fresh haircut, is preparing for this week’s Scottish Open at North Berwick before heading to Royal Portrush for the Open Championship.

“Obviously we have this week in Scotland and then a massive week next week in Portrush,” he said.

McIlroy explained how the geographical distance has helped him gain perspective on the demanding tour schedule.

“There’s a detachment from the sort of week-in, week-out grind when you get back over here,” he noted, adding that fellow Wentworth resident Justin Rose shared similar sentiments.

The couple’s previous Florida residence in Jupiter, purchased from Ernie Els in 2017 for £16.5 million, sits on 2.4 acres and features nine bedrooms, ten bathrooms, an infinity pool, games room, tennis court, home theatre, recording studio and gym.

Wentworth Estate has housed numerous high-profile residents, including Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, who received a property from Queen Elizabeth following their marriage.

The late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet also owned homes there.

“You play PGA Tour golf for the first 25, 30 weeks of the year and you need to completely get away from it – because this world of golf can become all-encompassing,” McIlroy reflected.

“In this last fortnight, I felt like I could detach and sort of hide in a way. I needed that. My game needed that.”

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After fulfilling his wife Erica Stoll’s wish Rory McIlroy’s change of scenary gives him a new perspective

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After a wild year with a near divorce, golf star Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica Stoll seem to be starting a new saga in life and location.

They just moved into a big, new house in Wentworth, Surrey, a green spot near London, making true Stoll’s wish to leave Florida for a cooler, calmer place.

The Daily Mail says McIlroy bought this house in 2023 and spent a year fixing it up. This move came soon after the pair stunned fans by stopping their divorce, which they had said was happening in 2024. McIlroy later shared they saw their “best future was as a family together.”

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A new start in Wentworth for the McIlroy family

Their new place is in the fancy Wentworth Estate, close to the famous Wentworth Golf Club and home to housed royals and billionaires, like Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

Stoll, from upstate New York, was tired of Florida’s big heat and pushed for the move to England. McIlroy, living in Jupiter, Florida, for years, said yes to the shift after the U.S. Open in June.

We came back a few weeks ago and moved into our new home in Wentworth. It’s amazing what two weeks of a bit of detachment can do for you… it’s been nice to reflect and rekindle my excitement for the rest of the year.

From divorce to re-love

Their choice to stop the divorce stunned many in golf. Some think McIlroys mind change was due to both heart and financial reasons, including the huge cost of splitting his big fortune.

Since getting back together, McIlroy and Stoll look more joined, and the move to Surrey is like a new beginning. They have a daughter, Poppy, and want to keep family life steady and separated from the media despite McIlroys busy tour life.

McIlroy is getting ready for both the Scottish Open and the Open Championship at Portrush, hoping to add another big win to the one he got at the Masters this year. He always states that the moving and the quiet and calm time he has spent at his new house with his wife, have cleared his mind like never in his life.

It’s been a good couple of weeks to just be with my thoughts and get ready for what’s ahead

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With a new house, a fixed marriage, and a big win earlier in the year, McIlroy is set for a strong end to the 2025 season.

 

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Rory McIlroy Made Coach Suspicious After Breaking Course Record at Major Venue

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Rory McIlroy is one of golf’s true legends, a five-time major champion, and one of only six men in history to complete the career Grand Slam.

His first taste of major glory came in 2011 when he blew away the field at the U.S. Open. He followed it up with two PGA Championship titles in 2012 and 2014, and a win at The Open that same year.

For over a decade, Augusta remained the missing piece of a course that brought him both heartbreak and hope. That changed in 2025 when he finally slipped on the Green Jacket in a dramatic playoff to join the most exclusive club in golf. But before the world knew his name, there was a teenage boy from Northern Ireland doing the impossible at Royal Portrush.

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“He shot a mere 61, broke the course record by three shots at Royal Portrush and uh, astounded everyone, including uh, his parents,” said Timothy Gay, author of Rory’s Land. At just 16 years old, Rory McIlroy did something at Royal Portrush that golfers twice his age could only dream of: he shot a staggering 61, breaking the course record by three shots. For a teenager, still technically a kid, to go that low on such a demanding course was beyond rare; it was unprecedented. That was the moment his parents and much of the golf world realized Rory wasn’t just gifted. He was generational. But his parents were not the only ones he stunned that day.

“When Michael Bannon got the call that night at home… Bannon thought the guy on the other end was pulling his leg,” said Gay, It wasn’t just disbelief, but it was complete shock. For someone who had coached Rory since the age of 8, Bannon knew the kid had talent, but a 61 at Royal Portrush? That was almost unthinkable, especially from a teenager. According to Gay, it wasn’t just the number, but rather how Rory got there: a stretch of birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie that left even experienced golfers speechless. The bond between Rory and Bannon has always been more than coach and student, but that night, even he had to pause and let it sink in.

“Rory, uh, an absolutely incredible moment. It is one of probably the three or four most famous amateur rounds of golf ever shot,” said Gay. Now, Rory McIlroy gets another shot. The Open, the championship every golfer dreams of, returns to Royal Portrush from July 17 to 20, and with it comes a rare chance to rewrite history on the course where it all began. Back in 2005, a 16-year-old Rory stunned the golf world by shooting a record-breaking 61. That round didn’t win him a trophy, but it cemented something deeper, a connection to Portrush that still lingers nearly two decades later.

“That is what made him a phenomenon not just in Ireland and Europe but, uh, all over the world,” He was just a fearless kid then. Now, with 18 years of experience as a professional and a career Grand Slam under his belt, he walks into Portrush not just as a contender but as someone with unfinished business.

Now, Rory being Rory, he’s always been one to make history. That may have been his first, but he’s been breaking records ever since.

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At the 2025 Masters, Rory McIlroy once again showed the world what he’s made of this time by making history right from the first tee. In his third round on Saturday, he opened with an unbelievable run of six straight 3s on the scorecard, something no player had ever done in Masters history. Birdies on the first, third, fifth, and sixth, plus a spectacular eagle on the second, had him tearing through Augusta like never before. It wasn’t just good golf, it was a record-breaking charge that stunned even seasoned fans of the game.

That electric front nine wasn’t just about numbers; it set the stage for something far bigger. By the end of the day, McIlroy had taken the lead in a tournament that had haunted him for over a decade. And this time, he didn’t let it slip. That blazing start became the launchpad for his long-awaited Masters win that earned him the career Grand Slam, the holy grail in golf. In true Rory fashion, history didn’t just happen. He made it happen!

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Rory McIlroy’s Masters win solved one problem but created another

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Jack Nicklaus said what many were thinking after Rory McIlroy won the Masters: “It will take the world off his shoulders and you’re now going to see a lot more of really good golf out of Rory McIlroy,” Nicklaus said during the CBS broadcast.

After 11 years of trying to complete the Grand Slam, McIlroy had finally done it. He would be unstoppable, right?

But that isn’t what has happened. The weeks and months after McIlroy’s Masters win have been uneven. In May, he finished T-47 at the PGA Championship, where it was leaked that his driver had been tested and deemed non-conforming. He didn’t speak to the press after any of the rounds at the PGA Championship. When he did talk after the third round of the U.S. Open in June, he wasn’t happy.

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“I feel like I’ve earned the right to do whatever I want to do, yeah,” McIlroy said of skipping media.

At Oakmont, McIlroy slammed clubs and broke a tee marker. When he made the cut by a shot, he joked about his indifference to being there.

“It’s much easier being on the cut line when you don’t really care if you’re here for the weekend or not,” he said, chuckling.

After a final-round 67 to finish T-19, McIlroy again spoke to the media—this time, about motivation.

“If I can’t get motivated to get up for an Open Championship at home, then I don’t know what can motivate me,” McIlroy said of the final major of the year to be played at Royal Portrush in his native Northern Ireland in July. “As I said, I just need to get myself in the right frame of mind. I probably haven’t been there the last few weeks.”

“I climbed my Everest in April, and I think after you do something like that, you’ve got to make your way back down, and you’ve got to look for another mountain to climb,” McIlroy said. “An Open at Portrush is certainly one of those.”

McIlroy’s talk about a lack of motivation feels unexpected in part because of how different it is from the last player to complete the Grand Slam. After Tiger Woods won the Open Championship at St. Andrews in 2000 to complete the Grand Slam, he went on to win the next two majors.

Although Woods and McIlroy’s reactions and results after completing their Slams were very different, McIlroy’s isn’t completely unexpected, sports psychologist Dr. Deborah Graham, says. Dr. Graham has spent decades working with and studying professional golfers. She says what we’ve seen with McIlroy could be a bit of “post-success melancholy.” Maybe you’ve heard of it in reference to Olympians, and the lulls some athletes experience when the Games are over,

McIlroy’s completion of the Grand Slam was unlike Woods’ experience given where each were in their careers. Woods was just 24 years old, and achieved the goal relatively quicky. He didn’t have to spend 11 years listening to speculation. With McIlroy, meanwhile, it was a persistent focus, which carries even a risk even when successful.

“Some people call it post-success downer or post-success melancholy where you’ve had a single goal, a single purpose, and it’s not exactly single but it feels like it because that’s what everyone wants to talk about,” Dr. Graham says. “I can picture him having that as a very big target for quite some time. And like he said, when you reach a goal, you have to find something to replace it with, otherwise it leaves a void.”

By saying he needs another mountain to climb, McIlroy is addressing the fact that after the Masters, he didn’t have a plan. And he’s the type of player who appears to need to have a goal solidly in place to prepare and play his best.

The way to address this void, and find something new to replace it with, would be to take some time, Dr. Graham says. But the schedule didn’t allow for that. McIlroy played in two majors in the two months following the Masters. Taking all of this into account, McIlroy’s uncharacteristic comments and club slams start to make a bit more sense.

“We don’t even think about it, but when we reach a major goal, we kind of lose that sense of purpose,” Dr. Graham said.

When your goal is based on a result, there is an emptiness that can follow achieving that result. This highlights one of Woods’ superpowers. When he talks about golf, he emphasizes finding a reward in the work.

“The enjoyment is going out there and working for it, and grinding it out and going toe-to-toe with two of the best players in the world,” Woods said after the 2001 Masters. “David (Duval) and Phil (Mickelson), playing really well, to go toe-to-toe with them, that is work, but that’s what it’s all about. That’s the fun of it. And to have that challenge, whether you win or not, that’s why we play, to be able to experience that. That, to me, is the reason why I practice, to have that feeling, coming down the stretch knowing that you have to hit golf shots against the best players and somehow be able to do it.”

The power in this is that this work will always exist. No matter how many tournaments Woods wins, the work is always there. That’s why in the wake of winning his Slam, Woods was calm, collected, and ready to win the next two majors. It was all part of a process he enjoyed.

What McIlroy is going through is different. One response isn’t right and one isn’t wrong; McIlroy might just need some more time.

And luckily, now he’ll get it.

The week after Oakmont, McIlroy went to Connecticut to play in the Travelers Championship. He shot rounds of 64-71-68-65 and talked about feeling more confident with his driver. And said he’ll be going back to the United Kingdom and taking a couple weeks off before playing the Scottish and then the Open Championship.

“I think more so than anything else it will just be good for me mentally to take a little bit of a break and, yeah, as I said, get back to my neck of the woods, get back to the U.K. for a little bit, excited for that. I’ve alluded to the fact I probably haven’t taken enough time off or time to reflect after what happened in April, so I’m excited to do a little bit of that over these next two weeks,” McIlroy said after his final round in Connecticut.

What McIlroy is talking about wanting is exactly what Dr. Graham would prescribe.

“After you’ve had time to just enjoy it and do something completely different, get some balance back, then just take a little time and redefine your purpose,” Dr. Graham says. “What is my mission here? Some players have to even go back and say, Why am I competing? And then find that motivating goal. And then structure their life around that.”

Just because McIlroy has felt a bit unlike himself after completing the Slam doesn’t mean he’ll feel that way forever.

“I thought my life or maybe the way I thought about myself would change when I got in the Hall of Fame and did a lot of the things I wanted to do before it actually happened, and I’m sure Rory is thinking the same in similar parts, where everybody was like, Oh, Masters is the one he was missing. Like, what if? And then he did it. And as much as I’m sure he’s so happy and relieved, he’s just as good the day before he won it,” Ko said. “I think that’s what I realized most, and that’s what made me realize I’ve still got to go out there and practice and put in the time to play well the week after.”

“We’re greedy in that sense, like nothing will fulfill us fully until we’re done,” Ko continued. “I think that’s the reason why we play. That’s why he’s at his level because of his competitiveness.”

There’s no right or wrong reaction to achieving a long-term goal. There’s just the reality of what certain personalities experience. McIlroy’s experience isn’t what was expected. He doesn’t look like a man who’s had the weight of the world lifted from his shoulders, ready to win any tournament he enters. Yet.

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Rory McIlroy has already offered Bryson DeChambeau a solution to LIV Golf problem

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One of the most recognised members of the Saudi-backed breakaway league, two-time U.S. Open winner DeChambeau heads the Crushers GC team with LIV. And while he has enjoyed individual success under the banner, he wants fans to invest more in the team aspect of LIV instead of solely focusing on individuals.

Speaking about his hopes for the future last month, the 31-year-old who has three LIV titles to his name said: “The game of golf is ready for change. We continue to hope to see golf move in this team direction.

“Obviously the game will always be an individual sport. We’ll always play for individual titles. But why not have a team aspect as well to it?

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“Why can’t we have more fun together? Why can’t we build something special? Why can’t we influence and inspire the next generation of golfers as a team?

“We want people to have that fandom like you have with the Lakers, like you have with the Yankees and stuff. It’s going to take time. We all know that.

“And the people that are looking at us going, ‘What is this, why is it even a thing?’ Well, the Yankees had to start somewhere, the Lakers had to start somewhere, and we’re just at the inception. This is only three years in now.”

As it stands, LIV golf has both singles and teams leaderboards for each event. However, the team leaderboard is just an accumulation of individual performances at the end of an event – with the lowest scoring player and lowest scoring combined team winning.

That’s barring the LIV Golf Team Championship, of course, which is held as a four-round match play knockout tournament in which teams face off. And McIlroy believes that a change to the format to incorporate teams actually going head-to-head consistently rather than once a year could change the game in terms of how people view LIV Golf.

Speaking about the current set-up, the 36-year-old said: “Look, I always felt like LIV’s best chance was to try to replicate their team championship for the teams to go head-to-head together instead of they all just go out and play and they add their scores up at the end of the day.

“I don’t think that gets people going. But I think when the teams go head-to-head like they do in their team championship in wherever, Dallas or whenever it was last year, I think that has a possibility of working. Instead of that maybe being once a year and then these stroke play events, could you reduce the stroke play events and do more of that a few times a year.

“I think that is a way — because especially if these guys are going to come back and play, I don’t want to say real, they play real golf but more like championship individual golf, then is there more of an opportunity for these teams to go more head-to-head because I think that makes for a more compelling product, at least in my eyes. I’m just one person.”

It comes as McIlroy and DeChambeau will meet once more on the course this year at the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush later this month. No strangers to the trials and tribulations of a major championship, the PGA Tour pro and the LIV Golf star were pitted off with one another for the final round of the Masters back in April.

During that round at Augusta National, McIlroy refused to speak to his opponent until he had putted his final ball on the famed 18th hole. McIlroy ultimately went on to win his first Masters title and clinch the Career Grand Slam during that tournament, following a tense play-off with Justin Rose.

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Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll’s relationship could break down again for one major reason

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There could be trouble on the horizon for Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica Stoll.

The 36-year-old golfing icon threw a curveball when, just a day after his victory at the Wells Fargo Championship, he filed for divorce from his wife Erica, 37, with whom he shares a four-year-old daughter, Poppy Kennedy McIlroy.

However, the breakup would be short-lived, as just a few weeks later, Rory and Erica, who met in 2012, made a U-turn on their plans to divorce. The reason for their split was never publicly confirmed, but it was reported that the pair faced struggles in the relationship due to a combination of factors.

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Erica reportedly felt lonely in their marriage and wanted a more traditional family life, which didn’t exactly bode well with Rory’s demanding and busy golf career.

At the time, one source told US Weekly that Erica felt isolated while her husband was away for tournaments and that they were living “very different lives”.

Regardless of the reasoning behind the divorce filing, the pair seemingly got things back on track. As recently as the 2025 Masters week in April, Erica was there supporting her husband, even going as far as to serve as his caddie.

But could there be trouble on the horizon? Astrology expert Inbaal Honigman seems to think so, if one factor props up that is.

Speaking on behalf of Spin Genie, she stressed, “Rory and Erica’s star signs have a lot in common, which can be a blessing or a curse, because a relationship of two similar people can enhance their worst qualities as well as their best.

“Both Taurus, which is Rory’s sign, and Virgo, which is Erica’s sign, are Earth signs. Earth signs in astrology are practical, reliable and grounded,” Inbaal explained, adding, “They’re both dependable and responsible.”

“Taurus is a little more indoorsy than sociable Virgo,” the astrologer pointed out, noting, “Virgo is a little more humorous than quiet Taurus, but they’re very similar.

“On the one hand, it makes them compatible, as both will be great at running a household and being respectful of one another.”

However, this very factor could be their downfall. Inbaal warned: “On the other hand, Earth signs aren’t very romantic, so neither are great at expressing their emotions, which can be a difficulty in long-term relationships.”

Relationship expert Jacob Lucas also weighed in, and he had quite the opposite opinion.

“When people get divorced, and they’re fully separated, they’ve had time to reflect upon what happened. They are probably less angry; they’ve had time to think about things.

“They’ll be able to recognise their behaviours, aka, ‘I overreacted there.’ Things may have gotten out of hand, and it is good to have the time apart to recognise why you were together in the first place,” he added, seemingly hinting things may be between and stable for the couple this time round.

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Rory McIlroy makes sweet confession about wife Erica Stoll after taking break from golf

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Rory McIlroy is looking forward to a two-week break from the golf course to properly take in his monumental Masters win earlier in the year, and he’ll be spending time with his wife Erica Stoll.

Back in April, the prestigious golfer secured his career Grand Slam at Augusta National, beating Justin Rose in a tense sudden-death playoff. Since his Masters celebration, the 36-year-old hasn’t quite carried the momentum into later events as many envisioned.

He ended up tied for 47th at the PGA Championship and shared 19th place at the US Open. Yet, McIlroy has gotten three top-ten finishes on the PGA Tour this season, including his latest performance at the Travelers Championship, where he finished tied for sixth, just two shots shy of Tommy Fleetwood, who in turn lost out to Team USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley in a final-hole showdown.

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 13: (L-R) Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with daughter Poppy and wife Erica Stoll holding the Masters trophy during the Green Jacket Ceremony after winning the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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The golf star will be off the grid until the Scottish Open kicks off on July 10, which comes right before The Open Championship set to take place at the esteemed Royal Portrush a week following.

Before jetting back to the UK, McIlroy shared, “I think more so than anything else, it’ll just be good for me mentally to take a little bit of a break and get back to my neck of the woods, get back to the UK for a little bit.”

He added, “I’m excited for that, and I’ve alluded to the fact I probably haven’t taken enough time off or time to reflect after what happened in April, so I’m excited to do a little bit of that over these next two weeks.”

After the US Open, the five-time major titan shared his thoughts, “It’s always nice to get home; I feel like I live two different lives. I’m a dad and a husband when I’m away from here, and then I’m who I am when I’m here.”

He confessed his love for the moments of ordinary life he experiences, saying, “It’s always nice to get away and feel a bit of normality.” He also expressed, “I’m looking forward to just getting back to Europe in general.”

Rory McIlroy, along with his wife Erica Stroll and their four year old daughter Poppy, are creating their perfect home on Wentworth Estate, nearby the upscale Surrey golf club. Looking ahead with excitement, McIlroy added, “We’ve got a lot to look forward to, got our new house in London, play the Scottish and then obviously The Open at Portrush.”

McIlroy and his family are set for a big change as they plan their move to their updated mansion in Wentworth, leaving behind Jupiter, Florida.

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Rory McIlroy’s wife gets her wish as PGA Tour star passes up chance at $1.7 million

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McIlroy has had an impressive season, breaking his 11-year dry spell for a major victory by clinching the Masters in April.

His triumph in Augusta made him just the sixth golfer in history to complete the Grand Slam, but subsequent events like the PGA Championship and the US Open revealed signs of frustration.

The Northern Irish golf star has largely steered clear of media interviews since his Masters win and has acknowledged the need for a ‘mental break’. McIlroy’s wife has expressed her desire to spend more time in the UK and less time in Florida, a wish that has been granted as he passed up the opportunity to compete for a top prize of $1.7 million in Detroit.

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Since his Masters victory, McIlroy’s performance has been somewhat erratic, despite earlier wins at Pebble Beach and TPC Sawgrass. He tied for seventh place at the Truist Championship, struggled at the PGA Championship, and didn’t make the cut at the RBC Canadian Open.

A challenging week at Oakmont resulted in McIlroy tying for 19th place at the US Open after barely making the cut, and he tied for sixth at the recent Travelers Championship. After his final round on Sunday, McIlroy confirmed that he would be temporarily leaving the United States with his family.

“I think more so than anything else it’ll just be good for me mentally to take a little bit of a break and get back to my neck of the woods, get back to the UK for a little bit,” McIlroy remarked.

“So I’m excited to do a little bit of that over these next two weeks.”

McIlroy hails from Northern Ireland, while his wife Erica is an upstate New York native. Despite this, Erica has voiced her discomfort with Florida’s heat and is keen on spending more time in the UK.

The couple is in the process of setting up a new home in Surrey, England, making them soon-to-be UK residents. Erica’s preference for cooler climates came to light during the Netflix docuseries Full Swing, where German golfer Martin Kaymer shared details of a conversation he had with her.

“I saw her [Erica] at a Starbucks once, and she said, ‘I really don’t like the sun.’ I said, ‘Your state’s called the Sunshine State [Florida], right?'”Kaymer said.

McIlroy responded: “If it was up to her, she wouldn’t move to England straightaway. But she definitely wants to spend more time there.”

With plans to split their time between Surrey and Florida, McIlroy is eager for a respite in the UK. The golfer has also been open about his recent media frustrations and appeared visibly discontent on the golf course.

“I feel like I live two different lives,” McIlroy expressed. ‘I’m a dad and a husband when I’m away from here, and then I’m who I am when I’m here.

It’s always nice to get away and feel a bit of normality. “.

McIlroy’s upcoming schedule includes two UK tournaments, kicking off with the Genesis Scottish Open on July 10. Following that, he’ll compete in The Open Championship, this year’s last major, starting on July 17.

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