{"id":389067,"date":"2026-04-09T02:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/389067\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T02:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:29:10","slug":"rory-mcilroy-and-shane-lowrys-girls-are-cute-on-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/389067\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry&#8217;s girls are cute on golf course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have returned to Augusta National Golf Club for <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/04\/08\/sport\/the-masters-2026-all-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the 2026 Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But move over, lads. It&#8217;s not the Irishmen that are front and centre; it&#8217;s their girls!<\/p>\n<p>Rory was joined on the course by his five-year-old daughter, Poppy, who happens to be the best of friends with Shane&#8217;s nine- and four-year-old daughters, Iris and Ivy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/eric2269827937.jpg\" alt=\"Rory McIlroy poses with his daughter Poppy and wife Erica during the Par Three Contest prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta. Pic: Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-2129678\"  \/>Rory McIlroy poses with his daughter Poppy and wife Erica during the Par Three Contest before the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The girls were happy as Larry, joined by Tommy Fleetwood&#8217;s son, Franklin, as they watched their famous dads play the sport they love.<\/p>\n<p>Franklin, Poppy, Iris, and Ivy looked adorable in their matching white overalls and green caps, making themselves known as the main critics on the day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270433448.jpg\" alt=\"Poppy McIlroy, Franklin Fleetwood, Iris and Ivy Lowry watch as Rory McIlroy putts on the second hole during the Par Three Contest prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament. Pic: Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-2129673\"  \/>Poppy McIlroy, Franklin Fleetwood, Iris and Ivy Lowry watch as Rory McIlroy putts on the second hole during the Par Three Contest before the 2026 Masters Tournament. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>A seriously sweet snap shows the kids watching on as Rory putted on the second hole during the Par Three Contest.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a series of gas shows young Ivy looking bored, giving a yawn as she longs to get her hands on a golf club rather than just watch her daddy play.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mas2270433415.jpg\" alt=\"Poppy McIlroy, Franklin Fleetwood, Iris Lowry and Ivy Lowry are seen during the Par Three Contest prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament. Pic: Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-2129676\"  \/>Poppy McIlroy, Franklin Fleetwood, Iris Lowry and Ivy Lowry are seen during the Par Three Contest prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Iris spots her younger sister yawning and attempts to shield her mouth from the prying eyes and cameras of onlookers. Never let them know your next move!<\/p>\n<p>It was a family fun day at Augusta National Golf Club as the golfers&#8217; WAGs, <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2025\/04\/14\/entertainment\/who-is-erica-stoll\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erica Stoll<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/04\/02\/entertainment\/who-is-shane-lowry-wife-wendy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wendy Lowry<\/a>, and Clare Fleetwood, followed their husbands and kids around the golf course, acting as their caddies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sh2269829019.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Lowry of Ireland poses with wife Wendy and daughters Iris and Ivy. Pic: Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-2129680\"  \/>Shane Lowry of Ireland poses with wife Wendy and daughters Iris and Ivy. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Rory&#8217;s wife, Erica, stunned in her white overalls, which proudly bore a large green number one, a nod to Rory&#8217;s 2025 Masters victory.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Masters kicks off on Thursday, April 9, and runs until Sunday, April 12. Only one professional golfer can come out on top, and we&#8217;re praying for an Irish victory from either Rory or Shane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s that time of year again: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have returned to Augusta National Golf Club&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-389067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}