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WHOOP Podcast

Inside Rory McIlroy’s Training, Recovery, and Data-Driven Golf Strategy

WHOOP Podcast

WHOOP

Recovery, Health, Life Sciences, Data, Optimize Performance, Science, Hrv, Fitness, Wearable, Health & Fitness, Sports, Strain, Whoop, Sleep

4.6690 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the WHOOP Podcast, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed is joined by Pro Golfer, Rory McIlroy. Rory is a four-time Major Champion and 28 time PGA Tour Winner. Will and Rory sit down ahead of Augusta to discuss Rory’s mentality throughout the 2025 season so far (00:51), staying resilient on the green (01:53), perceiving pressure as a privilege (03:24), and using visualization to Rory’s advantage (06:42). Rory explains how breathwork helps him with first tee nerves and calm...

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0:00.0

I've loved Augusta since the first time I laid eyes on it back in 2009, so whatever, 16 years ago when I played my first one.

0:07.7

The course sets up well for me. I love the place. I've had chances there, you know, and it goes back to what we said previously is, you know, every time that I've been there and I've had a chance, I've learned something different.

0:19.5

I had a chance in 2011, didn't quite

0:21.2

happen, played in the final group in 2018, played in the final group in the third round in 2016,

0:26.3

finished second in 2022. You know, so I've had, I've had chances, but I feel like I'm getting

0:31.3

closer to doing it. It's an amazing opportunity to join that list that you mentioned there. These

0:36.8

mythical figures in the game of golf, if I were able to join them list that you mentioned there these mythical figures in the game of golf

0:39.2

if I were able to join them that would be absolutely incredible and you know I feel like this year I've got

0:44.5

just as good of a chance as I've had any of the other years all right roars how are you doing back on the

0:53.2

hoop pod I know it's been a while.

0:55.0

I know. Appreciate you doing this.

0:56.0

So it's been quite a few years since we've done one of these together.

1:00.0

Lots happened.

1:01.0

But I think most recently, you just won Players' Championship.

1:04.0

Yeah, it's been a great start of the year.

1:06.0

You know, I felt like I got a little bit of momentum coming out of the 24 season.

1:12.3

You know, I did some good work on my game in sort of the fall, like October, November time,

1:17.3

started to see some good results.

1:18.8

And then I've been able to carry that into the first few months of this year.

1:21.9

Great win at Pebble in sort of end of January.

1:25.8

And then, yeah, you know, a great win at the players, which was, you know,

1:29.0

it's always, it's always nice to start the year with that sort of momentum, especially going into,

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