Eric Trump called Rory McIlroy his "friend" and expressed his gratitude for the golfer's support of the Trump family. "Rory's become a friend. And frankly, I'd say without Rory's support, I'm not even sure if we'd have it here," Eric, 42, said of McIlroy, 36, backing the decision for the Irish Open to take place at President Donald Trump's golf course in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland, in an interview with The Belfast Telegraph published on Sunday, January 25. Eric added that he promised McIlroy that Doonbeg would host "the best Irish Open that Ireland has ever seen.