Rory McIlroy would love to celebrate new baby with Tour Championship victory

Rory and Erica McIlroy have welcomed a baby girl into the world (Philip Toscano/PA)

Rory McIlroy admits it will be the “icing on the cake” if he can retain his Tour Championship title just days after becoming a father for the first time.

McIlroy revealed on social media that his wife Erica had given birth to Poppy Kennedy McIlroy on Monday and “she is the absolute love of our lives”.