Rory McIlroy's Childhood Home For Sale
The house comes with a putting green and swing studio!
The Belfast house that Rory McIlroy grew up in is on the market, complete with a back garden putting green!
Rory McIlroy's Childhood Home For Sale
Fancy moving in to the home that Rory McIlroy grew up in and honed his skills?
The Belfast house that Rory McIlroy grew up in is on the market, complete with a back garden artificial putting green.
Related: Rory McIlroy's 30-minute warm-up
Situated in Holywood, just north of the city, the four bed semi comes with not only a back garden putting green but a hitting studio in the garage as well, a golfer's dream!
The garage is wired up with two TVs and nets for swing analysis and hitting, and the artificial putting green has five different hole placements.
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Related: Rory McIlroy ready for 'very important' winter break
And what's more, it's just a 20-minute walk to the four-time major winner's home club, Holywood Golf Club.
The home where McIlroy learnt to do this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3bjKmQXtIg
The house is up for offers around £240,000 and comes with views of the Belfast Lough from the rear.
Related: Rory McIlroy's gym routine...revealed!
Estate agent John Minnis told the Belfast Telegraph: "Fabulous opportunity to purchase this beautifully presented red brick semi-detached property which is the former family home of world class golfer Rory McIlroy.
"This was the home he was brought up in. If you have seen the pictures of him chipping balls into the washing machine, that was in this house."
Visit the Estate Agent's website to see full listing
Rory McIlroy is now on his winter break after difficult 2017 on the course.
Related: WATCH: Rory McIlroy's putting practice at the British Masters
He's struggled with a rib injury throughout the year, where his best finishes runner-ups at the South African Open and British Masters.
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1
Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Srixon Z Star XV
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