All eyes are on Rory McIlroy as he competes at the 2026 Truist Championship, his first tournament since winning back-to-back Masters titles last month.
After taking a three-week break to soak in his historic feat, he’s the fourth player to ever win back-to-back in Augusta, McIlroy is “more motivated” than ever to get back to golf.
“It’s been nice to spend time at home,” McIlroy told reporters on May 6. “Did some fun stuff.” During the break, McIlroy traveled to New York with his wife, Erica Stoll. They also attended the White House’s state dinner in honor of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
GettyErica Stoll McIlroy, wife of Rory McIlroy, traveled to New York before the 2026 Truist Championship.
“I gave myself a good 10 days to enjoy myself and then thought I needed to get back on the range and start to practice and get ready for this stretch coming up,” After the Truist Championship, the 37-year-old plans to compete at the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open.
Before teeing off alongside Matt Fitzpatrick at Quail Hollow on May 7, McIlroy made a guest appearance on the “New Heights” podcast with co-hosts Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and ESPN analyst Jason Kelce. In a much less buttoned-up type of interview, McIlroy shared the “wild” moment from his nuptials.
Rory McIlroy Compares ‘Wild’ Moment of His Wedding Day With Erica Stoll to the Masters Champions Dinner
While describing the Masters Champions Dinner, McIlroy touched on his wedding and the Chief star’s upcoming nuptials with his fiancée, Taylor Swift.
“Travis, you’ll feel this this year whenever you’re sitting at your wedding, and you have all the people in a room, like it’s amazing to have all these people in the same room from your childhood… and it’s surreal,” McIlroy said.
GettyRory McIlroy and wife, Erica Stoll.
“It’s unbelievable. The only thing that I can compare it to is your wedding day, because it’s like all this collection of people in the same room. It’s like wild.”
Travis replied, “I can’t wait.” The 11-time Pro Bowler and Swift will reportedly tie the knot in New York City on July 3.
While McIlroy and Stoll briefly separated after the golfer filed for divorce in May 2024, during which he cited their marriage was “irretrievably broken.” They called off the divorce a month later.
Rory McIlroy & His Wife, Erica Stoll, Ashford Castle Cost a Reported $1.2 Million
GettyNorthern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy poses with his wife Erica Stoll and their daughter, Poppy.
Three years before welcoming their daughter, Poppy, 5, in August 2020, McIlroy and Stoll went all out for their wedding weekend. After they started dating in 2015, McIlroy proposed in 2016, and they married a year later.
The six-time major champion and Stoll tied the knot at Ashford Castle in Ireland in front of over 200 guests that included Chris Martin, Jamie Dornan, Ed Sheeran, and Niall Horan. Security was incredibly tight, and very few photos emerged from the lavish affair.
The star-studded event cost around $1.2 million, per Golfweek. According to the New York Post, the fireworks alone cost $64,000. The legendary Stevie Wonder reportedly performed for the newlyweds with an 18-piece band.
“The thing I love about it is that we were friends before anything romantic happened,” McIlroy told the Irish Sunday Independent in 2017. “We met when she was working for the PGA of America and renting a condo in Palm Beach, and I found it refreshing being with someone who was living a normal life rather than, ‘Oh! My jet is 30 minutes late!’
“I could speak to her about anything, we ended up spending a bit of time together and realized that there was something more there.”
Rory McIlory Shares ‘Wild’ Wedding Moment With Wife Erica Stoll