“Future LPGA star” – Rory McIlroy’s daughter Poppy, wins hearts of golf fans with incredible putt in adorable scenes before the Masters Tournament

Rory McIlroy's 4-year-old daughter, Poppy, stole the show at the par-3 contest before the Masters with a long-range putt.

“Future LPGA star” – Rory McIlroy’s daughter Poppy, wins hearts of golf fans with incredible putt in adorable scenes before the Masters Tournament

Rory McIlroy and Poppy (Image via Worldwide Golf)

On Wednesday, several golfers took part in the par-3 contest before getting ready for the Masters Tournament. 4-time major champion Rory McIlroy‘s daughter, Poppy, won the hearts of golf fans on social media with an incredible putt during this contest.

Each year before the Masters Tournament begins on Thursday, families of golfers take part in the par-3 contest. This event is seen as a stress buster before the players turn serious and fight for the iconic green jacket and try to join an elite list of winners.

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McIlroy took part in this event while his wife Erica Stoll took on the role of the caddie. Their 4-year-old daughter, Poppy, too donned the official attire of the Augusta National. The McIlroy family would play alongside Shane Lowry and his family.

The adorable moment came at the 9th hole. While using just one hand on the putter, the young kid would hit the ball without any care.

Luck was on her side, though. The ball would slowly start rolling down the slope. As it inched closer, Lowry, who was standing beside McIlroy, had his hands up in air for celebrations.

While Poppy had no idea that she drained an incredible putt, the patrons at the Augusta National would explode in huge cheers. One of Lowry’s daughters would come rushing towards Poppy and tried to lift her off the ground.

Social media in awe with Rory McIlroy’s daughter putt at par-3 contest before Masters

In the past few weeks, the spotlight has been on Rory McIlroy. Following his win at The Players Championship, many have picked him as the favorite to walk away as the winner of the Masters Tournament. Just before he got ready to enter this event, his 4-year-old daughter Poppy stole the show at the Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy and Poppy
Rory McIlroy and Poppy (Image via Imago)

Fans on social media were left in awe as the young kid drained a long-range putt. Some fans pointed out that even McIlroy sometimes struggles with such putts. Meanwhile, one fan hilariously labeled as a “Future LPGA star” while reacting to this.

Check out that and some reactions from X regarding this incident below:

Poppy McIlroy was born in August 2020. She is the only child of Rory McIlroy and her wife Erica Stoll. Last year, the North Irishman shocked the world when news of a divorce between them came up. However, just a month later, the couple reconciled and canceled the divorce petition.

Rory McIlroy shared an hilarious story about his daughter before the Masters Tournament

Ahead of the 2025 Masters Tournament Rory McIlroy shared a hilarious story about his daughter. He recounted an incident that took place after he won The Players Championship in March.

Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy (Image via X/@GolfChannel)

McIlroy overcame J.J. Spaun in a three-hole playoff on Monday to claim his 2nd The Players Championship win. During the press conference this week, he was asked whether having Poppy by his side changes his mood after a poor showing in the tournament.

While answering this question, McIlroy shared that after his win at the TPC Sawgrass, his daughter came up to him and asked, “Daddy, are you famous?” leading to laughter in the press room.

She went into school and there was a couple of kids that had said some stuff to her, and she came home to me that day and said, ‘Daddy, are you famous?’” I said, ‘It depends who you talk to. It’s a bit of a double-edged sword. You have to temper the expectations sometimes.

Rory McIlroy said in the Masters press conference

McIlroy is one of the most popular golfers of this generation. The North Irishman has won 28 PGA Tour titles, which include 4 major championships. He is also one of the 25 golfers to be the World No.1 golfer.

He will enter the Masters Tournament looking to finally add the green jacket to his collection and end his major championship drought. If he wins this week, he will become just the 6th player to win all 4 major championships.