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Rory’s wife shared heartbreak: “I saw my husband having an affair with his caddy, but I had to pretend it was nothing.”
Rory’s wife shared heartbreak: “I saw my husband having an affair with his caddy, but I had to pretend it was nothing.”
Amid the surprising split between Rory Mcllroy and his wife of seven years, Erica Stoll, a source tells PEOPLE that the lifestyle of a professional golfer creates a unique set of challenges for their families.
“It’s a hard life being a golfer’s wife,” the source shares, noting, “They’re always away at tournaments and practicing, there has to be a lot of trust.”
Beyond being apart from their spouses, the source says the pro-golfers are often surrounded by “hangers-on” and “beautiful women” during tournaments.
“You either have to join them on tour and go with it or just have trust in them, it’s impossible to expect them to be home and able to help with the kids,” the insider adds.
Mcllroy “went through such a winning phase,” the source notes, “and hasn’t done much in the last five-ish years.”
Another source close to the pro-golfers tells PEOPLE that Mcllroy seems to be “super focused on golf” amid his divorce, which came as a surprise to the members of his Florida community as well.
Mcllroy “went through such a winning phase,” the source notes, “and hasn’t done much in the last five-ish years.”
The insider adds, “Plus, he put his blood, sweat and tears into defending the PGA against LIV golf the last two years and it was basically for nothing,” referring to the high-profile merger between the two organizations, which left Mcllroy feeling “somewhat like a sacrificial lamb” at the time.
“He’s just trying to find himself, focus and get back to winning,” the source says.
On May 17th, another individual informed PEOPLE that McIlroy is relatively humble despite his celebrity status, but he prefers to keep his personal life private.
The source mentioned that he is not fond of being in the spotlight.
According to another source familiar with the Bear’s Club golf course in Jupiter, Florida, where Mcllroy plays, it is highly private, leading to little speculation about his family life.
The source expressed curiosity about the situation.
Mcllroy and Stoll first crossed paths in 2012 when she was employed as a transportation official for the PGA of America. During this period, Mcllroy was in a relationship with tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, whom he got engaged to on New Year’s Eve 2013 but called off the engagement a few months later.
Stoll had been a source of support for Mcllroy throughout their relationship, from assisting him as a caddy at the 2023 Masters Par 3 competition to attending and rooting for him at the Ryder Cup in Italy.
Stoll and Mcllroy tied the knot on April 22, 2017, in an extravagant wedding at Ashford Castle in County Mayo, Ireland. They have a daughter named Poppy, born in 2020.
EditRory’s wife shared heartbreak: “I saw my husband having an affair with his caddy, but I had to pretend it was nothing.”
