Rory McIlroy, with his ankle injury all recovered, is back in the US, home to his girlfriend Erica Stoll, to defend his PGA title. Looks like things are looking up for the world number 1.

According to Yahoo Sports, “McIlroy showed up at the Kohler, Wisc., site of next week's final major of the year to get re-acclimated with the site of his T-3 finish five years ago. The world No. 1 is the defending champion at the PGA, capturing his second Wanamaker last year at Valhalla in Kentucky.”

Rory McIlory may be investing a lot in his relationship with his girlfriend Erica Stoll. Not only did he bust his ankle playing a soccer game on fourth of July, he also may be using this “long-term” healing process to clock in some time with Erica Stoll.

According to Irish Times, “Rory McIlroy is recovering well from the ankle injury which has prevented him from defending his Open title this week, although no date has been set for his return. McIlroy ruptured an ankle ligament playing football with friends on July 4th and announced four days later he would not compete at St Andrews as he took a “long-term” view of the injury.”

Recently, Rory McIlroy admitted that he is “very happy in love life” with his girlfriend Erica Stoll. Looks like she is helping him take a break from golf in Palm Beach after Wells Fargo Championship and World Golf Championship!

According to the Australian, Rory McIlroy gushed about how fantastic his love life is now after his breakup with Caroline Wozniacki.

“I am very happy in my love life,” he said. “We haven’t really been putting it out there. She is from America, which is why I like to spend time in Palm Beach… The past six or seven months have been really nice. That part of my life is going great.”

Rory McIlroy admitted that one of his secrets to winning Wells Fargo Championship and World Golf Championship is his girlfriend Erica Stoll. Avoiding highly public dramas involving Caroline Wozniacki has helped him raise the level of his game!

According to Daily Mail, Rory McIlroy admitted that his game has improved after avoiding big drama involving Caroline Wozniacki.

“It has been a very deliberate policy, to be honest. What is it they say about learning from your mistakes? This is the way I want it from now on. I want to be known for my golf and that's it,” the golfer said.

Good thing that he has his girlfriend Erica Stoll to keep him grounded.