McIlroy’s family have been staying at The K Club this week and his wife Erica and daughter Poppy were able to greet the Masters and Grand Slam champion minutes after his win
19:28, 07 Sep 2025Updated 20:14, 07 Sep 2025
Rory McIlroy with daughter Poppy and wife Erica after Irish Open win
Rory McIlroy was the toast of Ireland and the golfing world after his stunning Amgen Irish Open win, but there was one person the champion wanted to see more than any other after his victory.
McIlroy’s family have been staying at The K Club this week and his wife Erica and daughter Poppy were able to greet the Masters and Grand Slam champion minutes after his stunning play-off win. His father Gerry and mother Rosie have also been staying down for the occasion and it turned out to be one of the most memorable weeks of McIlroy’s career.
The world number two needed an eagle on the 18th to force a play off with Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren and he delivered in style to send the crowd wild. McIlroy completed the victory on the third play-off hole and met his wife and daughter minutes later.
After a kiss for wife Erica, McIlroy hugged his daughter Poppy and looked like the happiest man in the world. Even bystanders were moved by the special moment with one heard saying, “Ah that’s lovely, gorgeous.”
The DP World Tour shared a clip of the emotional embrace under the caption, ‘Rory’s biggest fans’.
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The win was McIlroy’s second in the Irish Open and both have come at the K Club, his first way back in 2016. That was on the back of his Masters success earlier this year, which meant he completed golf’s career grand slam of all four majors.
After victory at The K Club, McIlroy said: “There’s probably very few golfers in the world that get the support that I do when I come home. I can’t wait to celebrate.
Irish Open champ Rory McIlroy with his wife Erica and daughter Poppy
“To do what I did earlier in the year and then come home and win my national open. 2025 is going to go down as one of the best, if not the best of my career. But I’m not finished yet.”
McIlroy took home a cheque of around one million pound for the Irish Open win but the memories from his second national title with his family will mean so much more to the Holywood native.
He said: “I just feel so lucky that I get to do this in front of these people. The support has been amazing all week. So happy I could play the way I did this week and get the win.
“I had a putt last year at (Royal County Down) to force a play-off with Rasmus (Højgaard) and it just missed on the high side, so it felt like (the eagle at the 18th) was a little bit of redemption.
“I wanted to be aggressive with it – such a cool feeling, cool moment for that to go in, and that gave me a chance in the play-off.
“It just felt like it was who was going to blink first. Joakim hit a poor second shot in on that play-off hole and that opened the door for me, and I’m just so happy to win my second Irish Open.”
With a Ryder Cup to come at Bethpage later this month, McIlroy said: “To do what I did earlier in the year and then to come home and win my national Open, no matter what happens for the rest of the year, that’s a pretty cool year – 2025’s going to be one of the best, if not the best, of my career.
“But we’re not finished yet, I’ve got a big week next week at Wentworth (the BMW PGA Championship) and then obviously everybody’s looking forward to the Ryder Cup.”