Will he be part of the field to defend his PGA Championship title or won't he? We don't speak fluent emoji so we're not entirely sure.
The world no.1 has been active on social media in recent days amid rumours that he was on the way to Whistling Straits this weekend to test out the course (and his ankle) ahead of the final major of the season next weekend.
A spokesperson may have denied that the Holywood man was booked in for a practice round but he's on the move somewhere and if you speak emoji then you might be able to let us all know where exactly he's off to.
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— Rory McIlroy (@McIlroyRory) August 7, 2015
We're going to take a wild guess and suggest that we'll be seeing Rory tee up on Thursday with every intention of regaining that trophy.