‘Awkward’ Erica Stoll’s secret pain at the Masters as her husband Rory McIlroy’s rumoured ‘other woman’ ex-girlfriend watches from the sidelines
Standing by the sidelines in an immaculate white outfit, with her best Mona Lisa smile on display, it was hard to believe that it’s only been 11 months since Erica Stoll was facing divorce papers from her husband Rory McIlroy.
A month later he made a surprising U-turn by announcing they had reconciled, and this week, the New York native did her best to put all the drama behind her as she supported her victorious Northern Irish partner at the Masters.
But just hours after his hat trick achievement there came an unwelcome reminder of their rift when CBS sports reporter Amanda Balionis took to Instagram to praise Rory’s ‘legacy’ achievement.
Amanda’s comments come just months after rumours that she and Rory had been having some form of a relationship while they were both out on tour. None of these rumours have been proven and neither Amanda nor Rory have outright addressed them.
She wrote: ‘It took 17 Masters starts, 11 years of attempting to complete the career Grand Slam and 73 this week but Rory McIlroy has his Green Jacket and has solidified his legacy alongside Tiger, Jack, Gary, Hogan and Sarazen. What a week and a battle down to the very end.’
Meanwhile, his wife was seemingly waging a battle of her own to put on a brave face and play the supportive spouse as she posed with her husband and their four-year-old daughter Poppy for official photos and congratulated him with a kiss after his victory.
However, according to a body language expert, the resounding impact of that humiliating divorce announcement is understandably still weighing heavily on Erica.
Reaching out to Erica, Rory shared an emotional hug with the mother-of-one – but Erica appeared ‘more polite, subdued and tempered’, Judi James told FEMAIL.
