Rory McIlroy made his own grand entrance to Wimbledon as he arrived at the All England Club wearing his Masters green jacket.
The Northern Irishman and his wife Erica Stoll were guests in the Royal Box on Wednesday and he sported the iconic jacket, which he retained two months ago by becoming only the fourth man to win back-to-back Masters titles.
In what has already been a week of high fashion, with the sensational kimono outfit of Noami Osaka and the Hugo Boss suit wornTaylor Fritz, McIlroy was not to be outdone of his own visit to SW19.
McIlroy is a huge tennis fan and regularly attends the US Open and is great friends with two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, with the two regularly supporting each other at tournaments.
Alcaraz celebrated his victory in the first round of the US Open last year with a golf swing celebration in honour of McIlroy.
McIlroy was the big draw on a day that saw a host of the world’s top golfers descend on the Royal Box.
Rory McIlroy wore his iconic green Masters jacket as he hit Wimbledon with wife Erica Stoll
Stoll wore a flowing white dress as she joined her golf star husband on Wednesday
Justin Rose, the man who McIlroy beat in a play-off to end his long wait to complete his career Grand Slam in 2025, was also invited and would have to sit and watch his friend wear the jacket he could so nearly have won himself.
The pair were joined by fellow European Ryder Cup team-mate Tommy Fleetwood and their captain Luke Donald, who is set to lead the team for a third successive competition in Limerick next year.
They were joined by team vice-captains Thomas Bjorn, Edoardo Molinari and his brother Francesco.
McIlroy and Stoll relocated from Florida to Wentworth, Surrey last year and have spent a fortune transforming their new British home into one of the UK’s most luxurious mansions.
The £9million property on the exclusive Wentworth estate in Surrey was already one of the grandest piles in the area even before the McIlroys began developing it into their dream home 18 months ago.
The six-bedroom gated house close to the exclusive golf course has been extended and its grounds also revamped as Rory, Erica and their daughter Poppy move from Florida and settle in Britain.
Exactly a year after calling off their divorce, and friends saying their marriage is stronger than ever, they are relocating to a brand-new home just outside of London in arguably the most secure gated community in the UK home to sports stars, singers, politicians and diplomats.
McIlroy was left ‘very angry and hurt’ after his family suffered a torrent of abuse at the Ryder Cup last September, making their relocation to Britain ‘easier’.
A source with knowledge of the situation told the Daily Mail at the time: ‘Rory’s decision to relocate with Erica and Poppy will be made easier by the abuse American fans gave them this weekend. He was clearly very angry and hurt’.
PGA of America chief Derek Sprague apologised to McIlroy and his family on behalf of the governing body for the unsavoury scenes in New York.
More to follow.
