Rory McIlroy: Rory McIlroy reveals adorable question his daughter Poppy asked him after winning The Players Championship

Rory McIlroy reveals adorable question his daughter Poppy asked him after winning The Players Championship

Modified Apr 09, 2025 02:28 GMT

THE PLAYERS Championship 2025 - Final Round - Source: Getty — Rory McIlroy and his daughter, Poppy, at The Players Championship 2025 (Source: Getty)

Rory McIlroy might be a world-famous golfer, but for his 4-year-old daughter, he was was simply her dad. The Northern Irish star recently shared that it was only after his recent Players Championship victory that his daughter, Poppy, realized he was famous.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the upcoming Masters, McIlroy revealed a heartwarming story about Poppy.

"The day after The Players she went into school and there was a couple of kids had said stuff to her. She came home to me that day and said ‘Daddy, are you famous?’,"

The World No. 2 had a hilarious reaction to the adorable question. He said:

"Depends who you talk to,"

As the press conference hall erupted into laughter upon hearing the story, McIlroy mentioned that the realisation was "a bit of double-edged sword". He had previously said in the interview that his daughter realising he was famous was a "really cool but also really scary" feeling simultaneously. The 4-time Major champion went on to say that the fact that he could now share stories with his daughter felt nice.

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Rory McIlroy will compete at the Masters this week. He will be looking to win his first-ever green jacket this season and finally end his more than a decade long drought of a Major Championship.

What are Rory McIlroy's odds at the 2025 Masters?

Rory McIlroy at The 2025 Masters - Practice Day Two (Source: Getty)

Rory McIlroy has already won two PGA Tour titles this season - the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Players Championship. He appears to be in prime form to win the elusive Masters this week at the Augusta National.

He is one of the favorites to win the iconic tournament this year with +650 odds to his name. The star is only behind reigning champion Scottie Scheffler with +400 odds.

Here is taking a look at the odds for the 2025 Masters (via CBS):

Scottie Scheffler +400
Rory McIlroy +650
Jon Rahm +1400
Collin Morikawa +1600
Ludvig Åberg +1800
Xander Schauffele +1800
Bryson DeChambeau +2000
Justin Thomas +2200
Joaquin Niemann +2800
Hideki Matsuyama +2800
Brooks Koepka +3000
Jordan Spieth +3300
Tommy Fleetwood +3500
Shane Lowry +3500
Viktor Hovland +3500
Patrick Cantlay +3500
Tyrrell Hatton +4000
Robert MacIntyre +5500
Russell Henley +5500
Min Woo Lee +5500
Will Zalatoris +5500
Cameron Smith +6000
Akshay Bhatia +6500
Corey Conners +7500
Tony Finau +7500
Jason Day +8000
Sepp Straka +8000
Wyndham Clark +8000
Dustin Johnson +8000
Sergio Garcia +8000
Sahith Theegala +9000
Patrick Reed +9000
Keegan Bradley +11000
Tom Kim +11000
Justin Rose +11000
Sungjae Im +11000
Brian Harman +11000
Daniel Berger +11000
Matt Fitzpatrick +12000
Adam Scott +12000
Sam Burns +12000
Davis Thompson +12000
Phil Mickelson +12000
Billy Horschel +15000
Taylor Pendrith +15000
Aaron Rai +15000
Byeong Hun An +15000
J. J. Spaun +15000
Maverick McNealy +15000
Lucas Glover +17000
Thomas Detry +17000
Michael Kim +17000
Cameron Young +17000
Nicolai Højgaard +20000
Denny McCarthy +20000
Rasmus Højgaard +20000
Laurie Canter +22000
Max Homa +25000
Harris English +25000
Stephan Jaeger +27000
Nick Taylor +27000
Nicolas Echavarria +30000
J.T. Poston +30000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +30000
Joe Highsmith +30000
Cameron Davis +30000
Max Greyserman +30000
Austin Eckroat +35000
Tom Hoge +35000
Chris Kirk +35000
Nick Dunlap +40000
Charl Schwartzel +40000
Kevin Yu +40000
Davis Riley +50000
Matt Mccarty +50000
Jhonattan Vegas +50000
Matthieu Pavon +50000
Bubba Watson +50000
Adam Schenk +75000
Thriston Lawrence +75000
Danny Willett +75000
Zach Johnson +75000
Brian Campbell +100000
Angel Cabrera +100000
Evan Beck +100000
Hiroshi Tai +100000
Justin Hastings +100000
Rafael Campos +100000
Vijay Singh +100000
Noah Kent +100000
Bernhard Langer +100000
Fred Couples +100000
Mike Weir +100000
Jose Maria Olazábal +100000
Patton Kizzire +100000
Jose Luis Ballester +100000

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