Rory McIlroy Says Daughter Poppy Got Golf Clubs for Her Birthday

Skilled golfer Rory McIlroy‘s daughter Poppy, 4, may be following in her father’s footsteps already.

“We received her her first actual golf equipment for her birthday this 12 months, so she’s began taking a bit of little bit of an curiosity,” McIlroy, 35, informed host Patrick Kielty throughout an look on The Late Late Present on Saturday, September 14.

McIlroy additionally addressed whether or not he’d like his daughter to pursue the game professionally when she’s older.

“If she did [become a pro golfer], I’d be one hundred pc supportive, however on the identical time, I wouldn’t thoughts if she did one thing completely different,” he defined.

Whereas showing on The Late Late Present, McIlroy mentioned his current hiatus from golf and why taking a break from the game was crucial.

“There’s been lots happening this 12 months from golf-wise after which, clearly, personal-wise as properly,” he candidly defined. “Typically life can get lots and it will possibly get an excessive amount of, and I needed to take a bit of little bit of a break and get away from the sport greater than anything.”

Taking time away from his sporting profession appeared to permit McIlroy to refocus his consideration on different features of his life.

“[What’s] really vital to me is mates, household [and] having fun with myself,” the skilled golfer revealed. “Take pleasure in the truth that you had been this little boy in Holywood, and also you’ve grown as much as be no matter it’s that I’m, and I have to get pleasure from that point.”

After a difficult look on the U.S. Open in June 2024, McIlroy introduced he was taking a break from the world of golf for some time.

“I’m going to take just a few weeks away from the sport to course of all the things and construct myself again up for my protection of the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open at Royal Troon,” he wrote on X.

The identical month, McIlroy filed to dismiss divorce proceedings he’d beforehand filed towards his spouse Erica Stoll.

“Over the previous weeks, Erica and I’ve realized that our greatest future was as a household collectively,” McIlroy defined in an announcement to The Guardian in June. “Fortunately, we have now resolved our variations and sit up for a brand new starting.”

Stoll and McIlroy tied the knot in 2017 and welcomed daughter Poppy on August 31, 2020.

A supply beforehand revealed to Us that Stoll’s precedence was their daughter.

“She knew what she was entering into along with his occupation, however as soon as that they had Poppy, issues actually modified and he or she had a brand new perspective,” the insider solely informed Us. “Erica was normally absent for many of his tournaments and was actually centered on Poppy.”