{"id":89988,"date":"2025-05-10T11:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T11:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/89988\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T11:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T11:59:11","slug":"rory-mcilroy-and-erica-stolls-life-changing-decision-as-private-masters-moment-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/89988\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll\u2019s life-changing decision as private Masters moment revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll reconciled in 2024 after the Northern Irish golfer filed for divorce from his wife, and McIlroy has since completed a momentous career Grand Slam<\/p>\n<p>02:00, 10 May 2025Updated 06:20, 10 May 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746878350_326_0_The-Masters-Par-Three-Contest.jpg\" alt=\"Erica Stoll and Rory McIlroy at Augusta National\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Erica Stoll and Rory McIlroy at Augusta National(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Rory McIlroy and his family are set to move into a new property in Surrey, with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/McIlroy and Stoll with their daughter Poppy\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the Masters champion'sLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\">the Masters champion&#8217;s<\/a> wife Erica Stoll said to prefer cooler climes rather than the heat of their current home in the United States. New Yorker Erica and Northern Irishman Rory have been based in Jupiter, Florida with their daughter Poppy, but are poised to relocate to the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Back in 2024, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/rory-mcilroy\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"McIlroyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">McIlroy<\/a> filed for divorce, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/breaking-rory-mcilroy-divorce-off-33010299\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"only for the pair to reconcile later the same yearLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">only for the pair to reconcile later the same year<\/a>. They will remain in Florida for a little longer, but <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-erica-stoll-wife-35189564\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"are expected to cross the AtlanticLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">are expected to cross the Atlantic<\/a> in between June&#8217;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/us-open-golf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"US OpenLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">US Open<\/a> and the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/the-open-championship\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Open ChampionshipLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Championship<\/a> at Royal Portrush the following month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cStraight after Augusta we travelled over to see the house as it was going through the finishing touches,\u201d McIlroy told <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/golf\/2025\/05\/07\/rory-mcilroy-return-to-uk-new-wentworth-family-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The TelegraphLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a>. \u201cIt was fun to see and we could have stayed in it, but we wanted to get over to [McIlroy&#8217;s hometown] Holywood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">McIlroy&#8217;s fellow golfer Martin Kaymer shared an anecdote about Stoll&#8217;s attitude towards the heat during an appearance on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/netflix\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> show Full Swing. &#8220;I saw her [Stoll] at a Starbucks once, and she said, &#8216;I really don&#8217;t like the sun.&#8217; I said, &#8216;Your state&#8217;s called the Sunshine State, right?'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, it was a different Netflix show which took centre-stage during a private moment before McIlroy&#8217;s Masters win. The 36-year-old completed a career Grand Slam at Augusta, beating Justin Rose in a play-off to claim the green jacket.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/jordan-spieth-rory-mcilroy-pga-35197906\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Spieth responds after Rory McIlroy comment as he looks to emulate rival<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-pga-championship-masters-35196999\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rory McIlroy shows true colours as he singles out two PGA rivals with Masters comment<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It was McIlroy&#8217;s first major in more than a decade, and his first triumph in the Masters after some near-misses. And, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, he opened up on how he prepared for the success by watching Bridgerton with his wife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The week of the Masters, for me, I&#8217;m just trying to distract myself with doing anything,&#8221; the now-five-time major winner said.. &#8220;I&#8217;m trying not to watch coverage of the tournament, I&#8217;m trying not to watch anything about the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"golfLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">golf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;You try to just not look at the sports news. So, like, read a book, watch a show, watch a movie. So, I was watching &#8216;Bridgerton&#8217; with my wife, which was her decision, but I actually got into it&#8230; It was good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_Masters-Golf-25104012054115.jpg\" alt=\"Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll with their daughter Poppy\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>McIlroy and Stoll with their daughter Poppy(Image: AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Surrey move has been a while coming, by the sounds of things. Earlier in the year, rival J. J. Spaun inadvertendly let slip that the man who pipped him to glory at the Players Championship was headed back to the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I know he&#8217;s Northern Irish, but I asked him if he ever hangs out in London,&#8221; Spaun said on the Fore Play podcast. &#8220;Because my wife has got a really good friend that lives out there and loves going there. 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