Rory McIlroy, Wife Erica Making Big Change After U.S. Open
Last week Rory McIlroy took to Oakmont Country Club - host of the U.S. Open this weekend - for a practice round that didn't go as well as he would have liked.
"They had the pins in dicey locations, and greens were running at 15½. It was nearly impossible," McIlroy said. "I birdied the last two holes for 81. It felt pretty good. It didn't feel like I played that bad."
The 81 for McIlroy came after before he fired a 78 in the second round of the RBC Canadian Open and missed the cut by 12 shots. Not exactly carrying momentum into the year's third major title, the Northern Irishman became just the sixth golfer in history to win the grand slam in April.
After winning the Masters, McIlroy and his family, including wife Erica and daughter Poppy, traveled to see their new home in London.
"We first went to London with Erica and Poppy to see our new home that we're building and we made the trip over to Belfast to see a few other people that are important to us," McIlroy said at the time.
"Just to be with them, to be with Erica and Poppy and my mom and dad. To see Michael Bannon, my lifelong coach, and spend a bit more time with Harry [Diamond] and his wife. [To] celebrate with the people that have been part of this whole thing for my entire career was absolutely amazing."
Just last month McIlroy revealed that home will be the family's new "base" of operations as they move there after the conclusion of the U.S. Open. The couple purchased the plot of land the new house sits on back in 2023 and the home is finally near completion two years later.
McIlroy said it was "fun to see" their new home during the visit after the Masters, and although they "could have stayed in it," he and Stoll "wanted to get over to Holywood," the town in Northern Ireland where he's from.
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