Rory McIlroy lands at Farnborough after a brief Northern Ireland homecoming

Rory McIlroy departed Shifnal Airfield on Monday morning and arrived at Farnborough Airport 27 minutes later, capping a week in which the five-time major winner made a fleeting return to Northern Ireland. His Gulfstream G650ER, tail N1989R, clocked a short hop across central England after landing at George Best Belfast City Airport for under an hour on June 8, per the flight trackers.

The same week the Co Down native completed his long-awaited Masters victory at Augusta National, he touched down in Belfast to see his parents — a promise he made during the green jacket ceremony, as reported by gbnews.com. Following the win, Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim invited McIlroy to Old Trafford to show the trophy; the golfer attended the club's Europa League match, per the Irish Mirror, before shuttling back to the London area.

The Holywood golfer keeps a Gulfstream G650ER under the US flag and uses Farnborough as a frequent European hub — the jet also crossed the Atlantic from Palm Beach International on May 24. Now that the career Grand Slam is complete, McIlroy's private travel pattern suggests family time in Northern Ireland and club visits in England will fill the post-Augusta calendar.