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<\/p>\nRory McIlroy and his wife Erica have settled into their Surrey home for the summer months, making the move to their Wentworth estate ahead of the Memorial Tournament.<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old golf star used a fortnight-long break following the PGA Championship to get the family established in England.<\/p>\n
It’s been quite the journey for the Northern Irish golfer, who first purchased the property back in 2023 and spent considerable time renovating it.<\/p>\n
The Telegraph originally broke the news that McIlroy was eyeing a permanent London move, and following his grand slam triumph in 2025, the golfer confirmed the estate work was finally complete.<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll have moved to the UK alongside daughter Poppy<\/p>\n
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Despite the estate being ready, this isn’t a permanent relocation just yet.<\/p>\n
McIlroy revealed during the Ryder Cup that America remains the family’s primary home, and they’re planning to keep it that way for now.<\/p>\n
The reason? Their daughter Poppy, who turns six this August.<\/p>\n
The golfer told Corrigan that a full-time move to London won’t happen until Poppy is ready for secondary school.<\/p>\n
It’s a decision that puts their little girl’s education front and centre, with the family happy to split their time between continents rather than disrupt her primary schooling in the States.<\/p>\n
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The reason behind the McIlroys moving to the UK is down to the weather<\/p>\n
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The summer switch also comes down to weather.<\/p>\n
Florida’s scorching heat during the warmer months can be pretty brutal, and the pleasant climate around Wentworth offers a welcome escape.<\/p>\n
It turns out Erica is particularly keen on the English summer, as she’s not the biggest fan of intense sunshine.<\/p>\n
While she’s happy to call America home for most of the year, the opportunity to enjoy milder temperatures in Surrey clearly appeals.<\/p>\n
It’s a lovely compromise for the family \u2013 they get to experience the best of both worlds, enjoying England’s gentler summer weather while maintaining their established life across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n
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Poppy has become a central part of McIlroy’s world, and she’s already showing signs of following in her father’s footsteps.<\/p>\n
The youngster went viral at the 2025 Masters Par 3 Contest when she holed a tricky downhill putt on the ninth hole \u2013 and even insisted her dad carry her putter in his bag.<\/p>\n
“She 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,” McIlroy said.<\/p>\n
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The golfer has spoken beautifully about fatherhood, calling it “probably the best part of being a human being.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica have settled into their Surrey home for the summer months, making the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[44,399,729,692],"class_list":["post-29353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rory-mcilroy","tag-golf","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-sgg","tag-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}