[Photo: Augusta National]
We don’t expect to see much from Rory McIlroy’s post-Masters celebration. Unlike Shane Lowry, who was seen belting Irish folk tunes on a pub table after his 2019 Open win, and Tyrrell Hatton, who went into graphic detail about throwing up all over himself celebrating his 2025 Ryder Cup selection, McIlroy keeps his off-the-course activities private. That said, we did get one small – but significant – indication of how hard McIlroy partied after his second green jacket, and it came from an unlikely source:
His Whoop data.
Update: Rory’s green recovery streak has been broken with a 7% today. Well deserved! https://t.co/P6XPYQ5ueS pic.twitter.com/yblhnpPTD4
— Will Ahmed (@willahmed) April 13, 2026
Yesterday, Whoop chief executive Will Ahmed released the recovery data from the band worn by McIlroy throughout the 2026 Masters. McIlroy’s numbers for the first four nights were remarkable. His lowest figure for the tournament was a 79 percent recovery rate between rounds one and two, showing just how well he ate, hydrated and slept throughout the tournament. That is, until Sunday night when McIlroy’s recovery figures plummeted to just 7 percent. Hmmm, what could have possibly happened on Sunday night to facilitate such a drop?
Knowing McIlroy like we do, we imagine some very rare bottles of vino had something to do with it, not that we’re shaming him. After all, McIlroy had just won back-to-back Masters, becoming only the fourth player to do so, alongside Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods. A nasty hangover seems like a small price to pay for entry to that exclusive club.
