Golf star Rory McIlroy is looking to add a Masters win to his incredible resume, which will finally give him a spot in the most elite fraternity in the sport. Ranked No. 1 in the world nine times during his career, Rory is competing again in the 2025 tournament. The Irish sports icon has been gearing up for the event with the help of his wife Erica Stoll and their daughter, Poppy. While Erica continues to coach Rory on his swing, let’s take a look at their romance, below!
Rory was born in Northern Ireland, but his stunning wife is American. Erica was born in Irondequoit, New York in 1988 and graduated from West Irondequoit in 2003, according to the Democrat & Chronicle.
Rory and Erica met by chance in 2012. She basically woke him up when he overslept for his tee time at the Ryder Cup! “Stoll was at the course and noticed McIlroy’s absence that Sunday morning of the final day’s singles matches,” the Democrat & Chronicle reported. “She alerted officials and McIlroy received a police escort to get to the course.”
Before meeting the love of his life, Rory was engaged to Danish tennis professional Caroline Wozniacki from 2013 to 2014.
“The thing I love about it is that we were friends before anything romantic happened,” Rory said of his relationship with Erica to the Irish Sunday Independent in 2017. “We met when she was working for the PGA of America, and renting a condo in Palm Beach, and I found it refreshing being with someone who was living a normal life rather than, ‘Oh! My jet is 30 minutes late!’”
Rory went on to explain that he felt like Erica never judged him, something he said was hard to find in a partner because of his fame as a pro athlete. “There was no judgement from day one, which is huge, because that’s very hard to find for someone in my position,” he said.
