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Rory McIlroy with his wife Erica and daughter Poppy.<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica recently moved to London before the Memorial Tournament. During a two-week break after the PGA Championship, the 37-year-old golfer got settled in the UK for the summer.<\/p>\n
In 2023, James Corrigan of The Telegraph first reported<\/a> that McIlroy is planning to move to London permanently. He bought an estate in Surrey\u2019s Wentworth enclave and started remodelling it.<\/p>\n After completing his grand slam in 2025, he told<\/a> Corrigan that work on his estate was complete and that the family would soon be moving to England. However, that move was not permanent.<\/p>\n McIlroy revealed during the Ryder Cup that he and his family still live in America and plan to do so for the time being.<\/p>\n The couple\u2019s daughter, Poppy, who will soon be six this August, is the reason for their decision. More specifically, her education.<\/p>\n McIlroy revealed to Corrigan that they will be delaying a permanent settlement in London at least until their daughter is ready for secondary education.<\/p>\n Florida suffers from extreme heat<\/a> during the summer and this move is also because of the pleasant summer climate of Wentworth. Erica would love to continue staying in America, but she doesn\u2019t like the sun that much.<\/p>\n Rory McIlroy Cherishes Being a Father to Poppy GettyDaughter of Rory McIlroy, Poppy, runs on the seventh hole during the Par Three Contest before the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.<\/p>\n The couple welcomed their daughter, Poppy, on Aug. 31, 2020. She has become a regular presence at her father\u2019s tournaments and a central figure in his life.<\/p>\n He detailed his experience of early fatherhood in an interview with Golfweek, calling it the greatest thing he has done.<\/p>\n \u201cYou feel like you get to know your baby while she\u2019s still in her mother\u2019s belly, but to go from not having met this person to having unconditional love for them, there\u2019s nothing like it in the world,\u201d McIlroy said<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s probably the best part of being a human being, and I\u2019m glad that I got to experience it.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked about the inspiration behind her name, McIlroy explained that they wanted something distinct but familiar to his roots in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted to go with something that was pretty unique, maybe more common back where I\u2019m from, but we landed on Poppy and we loved it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Poppy\u2019s Growing Interest in Rory McIlroy\u2019s Game GettyRory McIlroy speaks with his daughter, Poppy McIlroy, during the Par Three Contest before the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.<\/p>\n Poppy has shown an early interest in her father\u2019s profession. She went viral during the 2025 Masters Par 3 Contest when she sank a fast downhill putt on the ninth hole. She made her dad carry her putter in his bag.<\/p>\n \u201cPoppy, like she\u2019s a mini Erica. It\u2019s like living with two of them, which is great a lot of the time,\u201d McIlroy said<\/a>. \u201cShe is the most unbelievably polite and respectful and well-behaved little girl, and I really love that she started to get into the game a lot more.\u201d<\/p>\n McIloy\u2019s upbringing of Poppy also includes how his parents helped him grow during his childhood.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re[directed to his parents] the most wonderful parents and if I can be half the parent to Poppy that you were to me, then I know I\u2019ve done a good job,\u201d he said after winning the Masters for the second time.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDibyendu Mondal<\/a> Dibyendu Mondal is a contributor for Heavy Sports with special focus on golf, football, basketball and soccer. With more than two years of experience, he has managed to reach close to 7 million people through his writing. He previously worked as a contributor for Athlon Sports and Sportskeeda. More about Dibyendu Mondal<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \t![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-masters-par-three-contest-augusta-georgia-april-09-daughter.jpg\")
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