PINEHURST, N.C. — Happy wife, happy life?

Is this where Rory McIlroy stands at the moment?

It sure looks like the case based on the sterling 5-under 65 McIlroy shot in the first round of the U.S. Open Thursday at Pinehurst, where news broke earlier in this week that he and his wife, Erica Stoll, were reconciling after having filed for divorce just last month.

McIlroy, who’s seeking his first major championship victory in 10 years, is tied for the lead with Patrick Cantlay, who posted a 65 in his morning round.

The two are trailed closely by 24-year-old Swede Ludvig Aberg at 4-under, Bryson DeChambeau and Frenchman Matthieu Pavon at 3-under and Tony Finau and Tyrrell Hatton at 2-under.

There are several players, including Spaniard Sergio Garcia and Canadian Corey Conners, at 1-under.

McIlroy, on the eve of the PGA Championship on May 13, filed for divorce from Stoll, his wife of seven years and the mother of their daughter, 3-year-old Poppy.

Noticeably missing from his left ring finger was his wedding band.

Then, on the eve of this week’s major championship, the 35-year-old from Northern Ireland revealed that he and Stoll were reversing course and remaining together, tearing up the divorce papers.

“Over the past weeks, Erica and I have realized that our best future was as a family together,’’ McIlroy told The Guardian on Tuesday. “Thankfully, we have resolved our differences and look forward to a new beginning.’’

That revelation came after McIlroy spoke to reporters about this week’s tournament and sounded bullish on his chances of ending his 10-year drought without a major championship.

McIlroy said he felt “more confident than ever’’ that he was ready to win his fifth career major this week.

After his round on Thursday, McIlroy, who’s requested that he not be asked about his personal life, was wearing his wedding band again after not having been seen wearing it during his final practice round on Wednesday afternoon.

According to The Guardian, McIlroy shot down the numerous rumors about his personal life in the aftermath of his original divorce announcement, saying, “There have been rumors about my personal life recently, which is unfortunate.

Responding to each rumor is a fool’s game.’’

He looked like no one’s fool on Thursday, playing the difficult golf course in complete control of his game.

He played the round bogey-free and became only the third player to shoot 65 in a U.S. Open at Pinehurst, spanning four Opens here.

Cantlay on Thursday was one of them and Martin Kaymer, who won the 2005 tournament here, was the other.

For McIlroy, the round marked the sixth time he’s opened a major championship with a round of 65 or better. He’s won one of the previous five tournaments in which he did that.

He called his approach to Pinehurst No. 2 this week “super conservative with my strategy and my game.’’

“I think with my demeanor, [I’m] just trying to be super stoic, just trying to be as even-keeled as I possibly can be,’’ said McIlroy, who won the three previous majors he opened with a bogey-free round. “I really feel like that’s the thing that has served me well in these U.S. Opens over the past few years — just trying to be 100 percent committed to the shots and 100 percent committed to having a good attitude.

“I went through a run there for a while where my starts at major championships weren’t very good. [I] probably got myself a little too worked up at the start of the week. Certainly, the major championships that I’ve won or the ones that I’ve played well at, I’ve always seemed to get off to a good start, and it’s nice to get off to another one.’’

McIlroy, who rides his emotions on the golf course, conceded that being a part of the marquee grouping Thursday and Friday, playing alongside No. 1-ranked Scottie Scheffler (who finished 1-over) and No. 2 Xander Schauffele (even-par), elevated his play.

“I enjoy playing in these groups,’’ he said. “When you’ve been out here for 16 or 17 years, sometimes you need a little extra to get the juices going, and being in a group like that definitely helps.’’

So, too, does a happier personal life.