Four-time golf major champion Rory McIlroy has a potential relationship on the cards, with the 35-year-old linked to CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis following his recent divorce decision.
Rory McIlroy has been romantically linked to CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis since announcing his plan to divorce his wife, Erica Stoll.
The Northern Irishman started dating Stoll in 2014 and married her in 2017. They have a three-year-old daughter named Poppy Kennedy McIlroy.
However, after seven years of marriage, McIlroy and Stoll announced their plan to split shortly after the four-time major winner won the Wells Fargo Championship.
The 35-year-old tied for 12th place at the PGA Championship last week. According to the Daily Mail, McIlroy’s probable romance with golf reporter Balionis “is the talk of the links.” The pair’s relationship was on full display when Balionis, dressed in a top similar to McIlroy’s, conducted an interview.
Balionis was at ease with Mcilroy, giggling and evidently flirting. “What gear did you have to find to assert your dominance once more over Quail Hollow?” the 34-year-old blonde inquired, prompting followers to connect the links.
McIlroy and Stoll’s marriage left his former wife feeling “lonely,” according to a source. “One point of contention in Rory and Erica’s marriage was that Erica felt lonely,” the source told Us Weekly. “Rory was a difficult guy to marry.
“She understood what she was getting into with his work, but once they had Poppy, things changed dramatically and she gained a new viewpoint. Erica was frequently missing from most of his events and was completely focused on Poppy. McIlroy has participated in two majors in 2024 but has yet to end his 10-year drought.
The reason for the long wait is widely contested, and his former Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley, feels there are two possible possibilities. McGinley believes the current golf field is much stronger than when McIlroy first appeared on the scene, and that there are some psychological difficulties at play.
“I say yet because, if he wins once, I believe he will win three or four more majors. It’s all about getting the first one.
You’d have to believe that a golf course like this, which he’s won on before, is the type of thing that may spark him,” McGinley added.
With two majors left this year, McIlroy is confidence in his game going forward.”I’m feeling good about that [his game],” McIlroy said.
“I’ve been playing a long stretch of golf here. I believe this was my sixth event in seven weeks. I have a week off and then I’m playing another four in a row.
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