We thought that Rory may opt for some time away from the game but he was on the plane to East Lake after announcing the birth of his daughter.
“We got her home yesterday and tried to get her settled in,” Rory told the PGA Tour ahead of this week’s Tour Championship, where he is defending champion.
Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, born August 31st, 12:15pm. She is the absolute love of our lives. Mother and baby are doing great. Massive thank you to all the staff at Jupiter Medical Center and Dr Sasha Melendy for their amazing care ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/IwFeGf8rod
“It’s nice in the hospital, you’ve got so much help and all the nurses are around and they do a phenomenal job.
“You’re handed your child and they’re like ‘See ya later!’ They don’t come with an instruction manual so every parent has to go through it and we’re going through it.”
McIlroy begins this week at three under par, seven back of Dustin Johnson.
He is seeking to become the first three-time FedEx Cup winner.
“It’s been hard to think about golf the last few days just because I’ve been so focused on making sure everything’s okay at home but maybe this is what I needed, just for everything to happen and go well.
“I haven’t played my best since coming back out post-Covid but maybe things will fall into place.
“It’s already been the best week of my life and this would obviously be the icing on the cake.”
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