マキロイが父に、第１子誕生を発表

【マイアミＡＦＰ＝時事】男子ゴルフ、メジャー通算4勝のロリー・マキロイ（北アイルランド）は3日、先月31日に妻エリカ・ストールさんとの間に第1子となる娘が誕生し、父になったことを明かした。（写真は男子ゴルフのロリー・マキロイ）
　フェデックス・カッププレーオフ第２戦、ＢＭＷ選手権の期間中だった８月３０日に妻の妊娠を明かしたばかりだったマキロイは、ソーシャルメディアで娘の誕生を喜び、「母子ともに健康だ」と報告。病院と医師に感謝の言葉をつづった。
　フェデックス・カップのディフェンディングチャンピオンであるマキロイは、米ジョージア州アトランタのイーストレークＧＣで４日から始まるシーズン最終戦、ツアー選手権には出場する予定。
　午後からのティーオフとなっているマキロイは、獲得ポイントに基づき３アンダーからスタートする。トップのダスティン・ジョンソン（米国）は１０アンダーから発進する。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2020/09/04-16:32）

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy revealed Thursday he has become a father, announcing the birth of a baby daughter to himself and wife Erica on Monday.
It was only last Saturday at the BMW Championship when world number four McIlroy revealed that his wife was pregnant.
Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, born August 31st, 12:15pm, McIlroy posted on social media. She is the absolute love of our lives. Mother and baby are doing great. Massive thank you to all the staff at Jupiter Medical Center and Dr Sasha Melendy for their amazing care.
Defending PGA playoff FedEx Cup champion McIlroy remains set for an afternoon tee time in Friday's opening round of the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta.
Based upon his season points finish, McIlroy will begin at 3-under par while pace-setter Dustin Johnson opens at 10-under par.
McIlroy, 31, has not produced a top-10 result since the US PGA Tour returned from a three-month coronavirus pandemic shutdown in June.
I think from the get-go my mind has been wandering the last few weeks, McIlroy said Saturday. And now you guys sort of know the reason why.
McIlroy's caddie walked the course at the BMW Championship with a beeper, McIlroy ready to leave at a moment's notice.
Instead, he was able to finish the event, sharing 12th, and be back home in South Florida on Monday when his child was born.
But he was prepared to miss the Tour Championship if that had been required to be at his daughter's birth.
I'm going to play in many more Tour Championships and it's only going to be the birth of your first child once, McIlroy said Saturday. That trumps anything else.