Rory McIlroy said \u201cnot all of my eggs are in the golf basket\u201d at this stage in his life.<\/p>\n
The world No. 2 explained that it\u2019s hard for him to find a balance between his personal life and his career while speaking ahead of BMW Championship in St. Louis \u2014 adding that he missed his daughter Poppy\u2019s first day of school on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s trying to find that balance and then trying to be home enough\u2026 it\u2019s [my daughter] Poppy\u2019s first day of school today,\u201d McIlroy said at Bellerive Country Club this week. \u201cI would have loved to have been home for that, but I\u2019m here.<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, wife Erica Stoll and daughter Poppy pose for a photo during the Par Three Contest prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cJust stuff like that \u2026 things I didn\u2019t have 10 years ago that I have these days. I\u2019m in a different spot in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Poppy, who will turn 6 on Aug. 31, is McIlroy and his wife, Erica Stoll\u2019s, only child.<\/p>\n
The couple reconciled their marriage<\/a>\u00a0after he\u00a0filed for divorce in May 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica Stoll with their daughter, Poppy alongside the DP World Tour Championship trophy and the Race to Dubai trophy following a victory at the DP World Tour Championship 2024. Getty Images<\/p>\n The five-time major champion added that he\u2019s playing five of the next six weeks. <\/p>\n \u201cSo I\u2019m going to play, over the course of a calendar year, I still play more than most of the top guys, because I play on both tours [the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour].\u201d <\/p>\n