Rory McIlroy attends Wimbledon alongside wife Erica wearing Masters green jacket

Rory McIlroy made a surprise trip to Wimbledon on Wednesday. 

The Northern Irishman and his wife Erica were guests in Royal Box. 

McIlroy, 37, arrived at the All England Club at around 12:00 BST to watch world number one Jannik Sinner take on Nuno Borges in the second round. 

He was also wearing his green jacket, which he retained in April to become only the fourth man to win back-to-back Masters titles. 

McIlroy is a huge tennis fan and is regularly spotted at different tournaments when he has downtime. 

He is a frequent attendee of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows and is good friends with two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz. 

The Spaniard celebrated his first-round win at the U.S. Open last year by mimicking a golf swing with his racquet in front of McIlroy.

McIlroy wasn't the only high-profile golfer to enjoy a day out at Wimbledon on 1 July. 

Justin Rose, who McIlroy beat in the 2025 Masters in a sudden-death playoff at Augusta National, attended with his wife Kate. 

They were joined by their European Ryder Cup teammate Tommy Fleetwood and his wife Clare. 

European Ryder Cup skipper Luke Donald and his three vice-captains Thomas Bjørn, Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari also made an appearance.

Last week, Francesco Molinari was appointed Donald's vice-captain for the third time ahead of next year's Ryder Cup matches at Adare Manor in Ireland. 

Both Molinari brothers were integral to Donald's successful European teams in the 2023 and 2025 competitions, held at Marco Simone and Bethpage Black. 

Francesco Molinari is expected to take over from Donald after the conclusion of the 2027 matches, regardless of the result. 

Donald will attempt to become the first captain to win three Ryder Cups in a row next September. 

As for McIlroy and Erica, they relocated from Florida to Wentworth, Surrey, last year, and have reportedly spent millions transforming their $9m property on the uber-exclusive estate. 

McIlroy previously explained that he wanted to move closer to home once his daughter, Poppy, was old enough to attend secondary school. 

McIlroy will soon be turning his attention to the final men's major of the year. 

The Open is being staged at Royal Birkdale, Southport, for the first time since 2017.

America's Jordan Spieth won the Claret Jug the last time golf's oldest major was held there. 

McIlroy took a scouting trip to Royal Birkdale last week and even bumped into Sir Nick Faldo. 

Faldo then quizzed McIlroy on his preparations. 

McIlroy, who spent considerable time at Augusta National prior to this year’s second Masters victory, noted that the course was “a little bit different” compared to nine years ago, most notably a few different holes and some new green complexes. 

The fifth hole, a drivable par-four, was "completely different," according to McIlroy, who tied for fourth at Birkdale in 2017. 

He didn't qualify for the 2008 Open, his first full year as a pro.

"I've always thought that Birkdale was one of the best in the Open rota," McIlroy added.