Classic!
McIlroy couldn’t catch Scottie Scheffler in front of his home crowd at Royal Portrush, but it’s still been a fantastic 2025 for the now five-time major champ.
McIlroy won three events early in the year including a long-awaited first Masters in April to complete the career Grand Slam. And with major season in the rearview mirror, the 36-year-old is apparently enjoying some well-deserved R&R.
One fan claims to have spotted McIlroy hanging out at a Saint-Tropez beach club, and decided to ask him, “Where’s the green jacket??” Although given the loud music, he did it in brilliant fashion by typing it out in large font on his phone. And once he got the attention of a happy McIlroy, rocking a backward hat with a wine glass in his hand, the golfer gave an all-time answer.
“It’s on the yacht,” McIlroy says with a laugh in the video.
Rory McIlroy took a big bite out of the Big Apple on Thursday, concluding with an appearance on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.”
McIlroy stepped out on the town wearing the Green Jacket, paired with a crisp white shirt with a button-down collar and a blue tie.
“Welcome back to the show,” Fallon said. “Look at that jacket!”
“I told you I wouldn’t come back until I had this green jacket,” McIlroy replied, “so I’m glad I made it back.
“It took me a while, but I got there.”
Fallon and McIlroy, who defeated Justin Rose with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff to become just the sixth male golfer in history to complete the career grand slam, enjoyed playful banter about McIlroy’s dream-come-true moment.
“People keep coming up to me saying ‘Oh, you don’t know what you put us through that Sunday,” McIlroy said, “Well how do you think I was feeling!”
McIlroy revealed the one big congratulatory message he received after winning the Masters that was, perhaps, most impressive came from music icon Elton John. John’s assistant left McIlroy a voicemail saying John wanted to congratulate McIlroy in person – but the only problem is that the music legend doesn’t have a cell phone.
“I didn’t even know that Elton John knew what golf was,” McIlroy said.
McIlroy also spilled the emotional note Tiger Woods sent him after his Masters victory.
“He just said, ‘welcome to the club, kid,’” McIlroy said.
