Rory McIlroy is one of the greatest golf players in the history of the sport. He has been on the No. 1 spot on the OWGR list several times and is currently ranked third on it. When you talk about the DP World Tour, he is the No. 1 player. His career has gone through several ups and downs, and despite all the storms, his wife has been one of the strongest pillars of support in his life. Although there have been several rumors about the couple splitting, nothing has been made official yet. So, here’s who has been McIlroy’s sweetheart, Erica Stoll.
Erica Stoll’s personal life explored
Erica Stoll was born in Irondequoit, New York on September 10, 1988. The 35-year-old Stoll now resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with her family. Her parents are Mark and Bonnie Stoll. She also has a sister named Natalie Stoll. The couple raised both their daughters in New York teaching them Christian values. This is because they are Americans and their ethnicity is white.
Erica Stoll has always been pretty intrigued with golf, and coincidentally, her birthday even falls on the same date as the late golfing legend, Arnold Palmer. They had once even discussed throwing a joint birthday party, however, that never really happened. Erica completed her schooling at the West Irondequoit School and has also been an avid tennis player. When she moved to Rochester, she went to the Rochester Institute of Technology to pursue marketing. During her final year, Stoll was deeply introduced to golf.
What does Erica Stoll do for a living?
During her final year at college, Erica Stoll was a spectator at the 2008 PGA Championship at Oak Hill. The venue was just a ten-mile drive from her college. That was the last pit stop she needed to pursue what she was truly passionate about. She had a rather deep admiration for the way the PGA employees professionally presented themselves. The moment she saw them, she knew this was what she wanted to become.
The admiration only kept growing in part. She had already started working as an off-site office manager for the PGA Tour in 2011. She was the Manager of the Championship Volunteer Operations at the organization for several years. She has since left the job. However, she had met several golfing pros in her time at the Tour led by Jay Monahan. That was how she accidentally met her husband.
How did Erica Stoll meet Rory McIlroy?
At the 2012 Ryder Cup, Erica Stoll was already working as a full-time PGA of America employee. The current World No. 3 was to make his second Ryder Cup appearance, and this would be the first time he would be competing on his home soil. The Northern Irish golfer mistakenly confused his tee time, thinking it was set for 12:25 PM ET instead of the actual 11:25 AM CDT. Stoll, noticing McIlroy’s absence, promptly informed the officials.
As a result, McIlroy was given a police escort to ensure he arrived in time for his Sunday singles match against Keegan Bradley, where he secured a 2&1 victory in what turned out to be one of the most thrilling comebacks in golf history. In a 2019 interview with Golf Channel, McIlroy reflected on his first encounter with Stoll. The Northern Irishman said, “Erica that week was always the one that was checking us in and out. She was there at transportation, so she was always in the car park over there. But yeah, it’s still cool to look around and think about that week, and everything that’s happened since then. It’s pretty cool.”
They started as friends. Rory McIlroy had just broken off with Caroline Wozniacki. But with time, they knew that this was it. So, they started dating in 2014. Before making it official, the two had been spotted together several times, and the speculations were already there.
