Rory McIlroy defended his Masters title at Augusta on Sunday, proving the doubters unsuitable within the course of
Rory McIlroy has been married to spouse Erica since 2017 (Picture: Carl Recine, Getty Photographs) This text accommodates affiliate hyperlinks, we’ll obtain a fee on any gross sales we generate from it. Study extra
Masters champion Rory McIlroy silenced fellow golfer Paul McGinley after securing back-to-back victories at Augusta. McIlroy fended off his rivals on Sunday to assert triumph, mere days after McGinley dismissed his prospects. This is not the primary time the previous Ryder Cup captain has courted controversy with feedback regarding the six-time main champion. McGinley additionally delivered remarks about McIlroy’s spouse Erica Stoll which did not sit too nicely with many on the time.
McIlroy and Stoll tied the knot in 2017 and have a daughter collectively however appeared set to separate up in 2024 earlier than finally reconciling simply weeks after a divorce submitting. The couple have been capable of have fun for a second successive Masters Sunday because of the world No.2’s slender victory. Nevertheless, in Alan Shipnuck’s e-book ‘Rory: The Heartache and Triumph of Golf’s Most Human Famous person’, McGinley supplied a peculiar commentary about McIlroy’s non-public life. He implied Caroline Harrington, spouse of Irish golfer Padraig, can be a extra appropriate match for him than Stoll.
“It could’t be straightforward being Rory’s spouse,” McGinley stated. “I am positive it isn’t straightforward for her as a result of she’s quiet by nature.
“Caroline Harrington would have been good as Rory’s spouse. She loves Padraig being knowledgeable golfer greater than Padraig loves being knowledgeable golfer.
“I am unable to imagine I waited 17 instances to get one Inexperienced Jacket and now I get two in a row,” McIlroy stated following a sixth main victory of his profession. “All my perseverance at this golf course over time has began to repay.”
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