Rory McIlroy's warning as PGA Tour star opens up after Erica Stoll wish granted
After an 11-year drought, the Northern Irishman finally clinched his fifth major title and completed the career Grand Slam with a win at the Masters in April. However, his form took somewhat of a nosedive in the following weeks and months, struggling to a tied 47th finish at the PGA Championship and a disappointing 19th placed finish at the US Open.
Throughout the PGA Tour campaign, McIlroy and Stoll have also had a new home in Wentworth, Surrey be constructed. They finally moved into the plush new residence, which has reportedly had around £9million invested into it. Erica had made it clear her wish was to move there.
After a stressful few months, the five-time major winner has admitted finally moving into the property with Erica has been a release. Now they are all moved in, McIlroy warned his rivals that his motivation is back.
Speaking to reporters at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open, McIlroy said: "We came back a few weeks ago and moved into our new home in Wentworth and have been trying to settle in. It's amazing what two weeks of a bit of detachment can do for you.
"Sitting there being with your own thoughts for a while. Yeah, it's been nice to have this time to reflect and also to rekindle my excitement and enthusiasm for the rest of the year. Obviously we have this week in Scotland and then a massive week next week [for the Open] in Portrush."
McIlroy has previously confessed his motivation took a huge hit after he completed the Grand Slam. At the US Open, he admitted he would not have cared if he missed the cut at the Oakmont Country Club.
Yet, it was his time spent with Justin Rose, whom he narrowly defeated for the Masters title in a sudden death play-off, that made McIlroy realise he needed to return to the UK to rediscover his passion for the game. He said: "There's a detachment from the sort of week-in, week-out grind when you get back over here and Justin and I were talking about that.
"You play PGA Tour golf for the first 25, 30 weeks of the year and you need to completely get away from it. This world of golf can become all-encompassing. In this last fortnight, I felt like I could detach and sort of hide in a way. I needed that. My game needed that."
It's been just over a year since McIlroy and Stoll had a change of heart regarding their decision to divorce. Just days before the PGA Championship in May 2024, the Holywood star initiated divorce proceedings from the American.
However, a month later, they reconciled their differences and decided against going through with the separation. They've now settled into their new home within the exclusive Wentworth Estate, an area known for its past high-profile residents including Prince Andrew, former King of Thailand Prajadhipok and ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
It's believed that McIlroy snapped up the estate in 2023, splashing out approximately £9m to transform it into a family home. Planning documents describe the property as a "large, detached dwelling sited centrally within a substantive plot."
This weekend, he is looking to amass the perfect momentum at the Scottish Open, one week before The Open. McIlroy won the PGA Tour event in 2023, but was tied fourth in the event last year.
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