Rory McIlroy has admitted he's excited to return to Europe with wife Erica Stoll following his struggles at the US Open.
The Northern Irishman has gone into the third major of the year hoping to secure more glory, having won the Masters back in April.
McIlroy's form has nosedived in the time since, however, with the 36-year-old's issues continuing at Oakmont Country Club.
He was just about able to make the cut and ended up finishing T19 as JJ Spaun won the title.
Rory McIlroy has admitted he's excited to return to Europe with wife Erica Stoll following his struggles at the US Open
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McIlroy is set to leave America behind in the coming weeks, with the golfer, wife Erica and their four-year-old daughter Poppy primed to move into a refurbished mansion in Wentworth.
And that's something the Briton is looking forward to, while he'll also play at the Scottish Open and The Open in the coming weeks ahead.
"I'm looking forward to just getting back to Europe in general," he said.
"Obviously I've got one more week over here. Play Hartford next week [for the Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour].
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"We've got a lot to look forward to, got our new house in London, play the Scottish [Open] and then obviously The Open at Portrush.
"Just trying to get myself in the right frame of mind to approach that.
"I feel like playing an Open at Portrush already and sort of at least remembering what those feelings were like and those feelings that I was probably unprepared for at the time.
"It will be my first time sort of in public back home after winning the Masters. It should be a really nice week.
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Rory McIlroy finished T19 at the US Open on Sunday as JJ Spaun secured glory
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"I climbed my Everest in April, and I think after you do something like that, you've got to make your way back down, and you've got to look for another mountain to climb.
“An Open at Portrush is certainly one of those.
"If I can't get motivated to get up for an Open Championship at home, then I don't know what can motivate me. I just need to get myself in the right frame of mind. I probably haven't been there the last few weeks.
"But as I said, getting home and having a couple weeks off before that, hopefully feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, will get me in the right place again."
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McIlroy then discussed the final major of the year, The Open.
He added: "Hopefully I can celebrate with them [his family] on Sunday night with the Claret Jug and the green jacket.
"It will be amazing to go home and play in that atmosphere and see a lot of people that I still haven't seen yet. I'm really looking forward to it.
"It was nice to end this week with a bit of a positive note with the way I played today, and yeah, I'll just be looking forward to and trying to get myself prepared for Portrush."
Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll married back in 2017GETTYMcIlroy and wife Erica have been married since 2017.
The couple had appeared to be heading for divorce last year, only for the pair to reconcile their differences.
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