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Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Amanda Balionis takes dig at Rory McIlroy over cranky PGA Championship move
Rory McIlroy 's rumored ex-flame Amanda Balionis appeared to take a dig at him on social media on Sunday night over his bizarre four-day media snub at the PGA Championship. Masters champion McIlroy, usually fairly generous with the time he gives media, snubbed reporters every day at Quail Hollow in a disappointing week at a course where he has won four times before. CBS reporter Balionis, who led the broadcaster's coverage at the second major of the season, shared pictures on her Instagram from her interviews with Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau. They both fell short in their bid to try and catch the eventual runaway winner, Scottie Scheffler. Balionis, 38, wrote: 'Appreciate these two for taking the time to talk after a gutting loss. 'Simply a reminder that no one is obliged to talk, it's a choice. And to bring us in after coming so close to a career accomplishment is awesome for the viewer.' A year ago, McIlroy had filed for divorce from his wife Erica Stoll, sparking speculation of a potential romance with Balionis after the pair appeared to enjoy a strong rapport during a flirtatious interview at the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy and Stoll have since reconciled and appeared to be every bit the happy couple as he won his first green jacket in Augusta. McIlroy, 36, was the man everyone wanted to see going into the tournament after becoming only the sixth man in the history of golf to acheive the career grand slam. The Northern Irishman gave plenty of interviews in the immediate aftermath of his triumph at Augusta and has since appeared on high-profile talkshows such as Jimmy Fallon. But he didn't manage to recapture the form that won him his first green jacket, ending the week tied 47th with a three-over par score for the tournament. One potential reason behind McIlroy's silence could be that he had been forced to swap his driver before the start of the tournament. He was selected at random for his equipment to be tested on Tuesday and his driver failed a conformity test on the eve of the tournament. From here, McIlroy is expected to play the Memorial Tournament in late May and the Canadian Open from June 5-8 in the run-up to the US Open from June 12-15. Scottie Scheffler ended up as the runaway winner at Quail Hollow on Sunday The US Open will be held at Oakmont Country Club next month and at the very latest, it will be there that McIlroy finally speaks out. Rahm, meanwhile, was tied with Scheffler at one point during the final round before agonizingly falling away and finishing tied eighth. I think it's the first time I've been in position to win a major that close and haven't done it,' Rahm said. 'The only times I think I've been in the lead in a major on a Sunday, I've been able to close it out, and this is a very different situation.
Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll's new neighbours in leafy Surrey: Inside the star-studded community golf icon is set to call home... but GHOSTS haunt 'millionaires row'
Rory McIlroy completed his long-awaited career Grand Slam when he clinched Masters glory at Augusta last month, while the finishing touches were also being put to another of the Northern Irishman's projects. Having received his Green Jacket and celebrated with his wife Erica Stoll and daughter Poppy at Augusta, McIlroy jetted back to the UK with his family. He revealed last week that one of his first stops had been to Wentworth, home of the famous private golf club in Surrey, where it costs £200,000 to be a member. The club is surrounded by the Wentworth Estate, which has become the home of several of the games top golfers, celebrities, politicians and billionaires. McIlroy, speaking to the Telegraph, the Northern Irishman confirmed he had visited ahead of moving into a new home on the exclusive estate, before travelling to his parents in Holywood. 'Straight after Augusta we travelled over to see the house as it was going through the finishing touches,' McIlroy said. 'It was fun to see and we could have stayed in it, but we wanted to get over to Holywood.' McIlroy reportedly purchased the sprawling estate in 2023 and was claimed to have spent up to £9million in developing the family home. The development had continued despite McIlroy filing for divorce from Stoll last year, seven years after the couple had tied the knot. The golf star later U-turned in his decision, stating they had 'resolved their differences' and were looking forward to a 'new beginning'. The reversal came just ahead of the US Open last June, a month after the divorce papers were initially filed. After this year's tournament, the McIlroy family are expected to make major step of relocating to their new Wentworth home. McIlroy and Stoll have been living in a £16.5m mansion in Jupiter, Florida, since buying the property from fellow golfer Ernie Els back in 2017. The home resides on 2.4 acres of highly desired land and is believed to have 10 bathrooms in addition to the nine bedrooms across the property. The South Florida residence boasts a luxury infinity pool, as well as a games room, tennis court, home theatre, recording studio and state-of-the-art gym. The 13,000-square-foot home also has a six-car garage. McIlroy's decision to relocate comes after he admitted in the Netflix documentary Full Swing that Stoll favours a cooler climate than the heat of Florida. 'If it was up to her [Erica], she wouldn't move to England straightaway, but she definitely wants to spend more time there,' McIlroy said. German golfer Martin Kaymer, in conversation with McIlroy, revealed how Erica once told him during a chance meeting in a local Starbucks 'I really don't like the sun' - Kaymer revealed that he joked back: '"Your state's called the Sunshine State, right?"' And another fellow player, JJ Spaun, also hinted at the fact that Rory and Erica could move to the UK. Speaking on the Fore Play podcast, US golfer Spaun said after he had been defeated by Rory in the Players Championship, the golfing great had hinted at a permanent London base as he and Erica continue to try and re-find the spark in their relationship. Spaun said: 'He's super cool. We were talking about the UK. I know he's Northern Irish, but I asked him if he ever hangs out in London. Because my wife has got a really good friend that lives out there and loves going there.' He continued: 'I asked him about that, and he said, "Oh yeah, I'm building a house out there". He kept it really friendly and light, and then we chatted a lot until the back nine, and that was it.' McIlroy is expected to keep his Florida home despite the move, with the star reportedly also owning apartments in New York and Dubai. The Wentworth mansion has been described in planning documents as a 'large, detached dwelling sited centrally within a substantive plot'. Last month, McIlroy was granted 'very special' permission to install a heat pump for a huge outdoor swimming pool after a heated planning battle. He had previously been granted planning permission for a dining and utility room extension, a new roof and internal alterations, as well as an outdoor pool, play centre and 5ft-high water feature wall. McIlroy looks set to join an exclusive club to have lived on the 1,750 acres Wentworth Estate. Among the current residents include fellow golfers Thomas Bjorn and Els, with the latter having served as the long-time world-wide touring professional of the Wentworth Club and has overseen redesigns of the course. The eye-catching list of former residents includes Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, with Queen Elizabeth having gifted the couple a residence following their marriage. The couple had moved in back in 1990, but the property was later sold to Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev back in 2007 for £15million. The late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was a former resident, before selling his home in 2012, while the former King of Thailand Prajadhipok and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet were among those to have owned properties. Pinochet was famously placed under house arrest at his Wentworth residence for almost 18 months, with armed guards required to protect him and his wife as crowds supported victims over his brutal regime. Pinochet was famously held under house arrest for 18 months and required heavy security Wentworth has proved attractive to stars from the world of entertainment with Sir Elton John and Bruce Forsyth among those to have called the neighbourhood home. Current residents reportedly range from the Sultan of Brunei to Gary Numan, to former sporting stats including cricketer Kevin Pietersen and ex-Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko. Numan, during an interview in 2019, admitted he had been convinced his property was haunted and was 'freaked out' by the experience. 'I had a big neo-Georgian house on Wentworth golf course, but I was convinced it was haunted,' the musician said. 'Some weird s*** had been going on – I'd come home and the house was in darkness when I was convinced I'd left the lights on. 'So one day, I made a point of turning on every single light in the house. I got back from the studio and – f*** me – the house was in total darkness. It freaked me out completely.' While Numan expressed concerns over his own home being haunted, local residents have long complained about the number of 'ghost' properties on the exclusive estate. Numerous residences have reportedly remained dormant and unused with their wealthy residents living elsewhere. Neighbours claimed to MailOnline last year the property where Forsyth spent his final years had fallen into a sorry state after it was sold by his widow Wilnelia for £5.7 million in April 2020. The main gates had reportedly remained closed while moss and weeds have grown over the tennis court and surrounding lawns, a far cry from the days when Forsyth, a keen tennis fan, would be out enjoying his favourite pastime. The house features a ten-seater cinema room, ten reception rooms and bedrooms, library, gymnasium and swimming pool, spa area and a wine cellar. Wilinela sold it to a Bermuda-based businesswoman and decided to move to a smaller property nearby. She revealed at the time: 'It was hard to leave a place with so many happy memories for me and my family, but I think they all understand. It was sometimes sad to be in such a home without Bruce.' Similarly, England captain Harry Kane purchased a six-bedroom mansion for £6.6m in September 2021, starting a major project to renovate it for his family. But before it was completed, Kane moved to Bayern Munich, meaning it has remained locked up and empty with the striker, his wife Katie and their four children unable to enjoy the luxurious property, which comes with a swimming pool, spa area, tennis court and is set across two acres. The nearby Lily Manor, which is located on a three-acre plot, features six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and comes with an outdoor heated swimming pool, tennis court, triple garage and a two-storey annex. It was sold to the head of a major international investment fund for £19.5 million in October 2022. Neighbours have claimed that the main gates have remained closed while moss and weeds have grown over the tennis court and surrounding lawns The mansion has four reception rooms, five en-suite bedrooms, an indoor leisure complex, including a swimming pool, plus a cinema and entertainment lounge. It comes with a garage for five cars, landscaped gardens and accommodation for live-in staff while the interior also has a lift that can take up to six people. Residents have also claimed its black gates have remained mainly locked with nearby residents claiming that the new owners have rarely been seen. One local told MailOnline last year: 'This is just one of many empty homes on the Wentworth estate, which is a real pity because this is a fantastic place to live in. 'It seems that a lot of people have just bought them for investment purposes or are having second thoughts about living in the UK. It just goes to show how rich they must be if they can have such a large property and choose not to live in it.' While reports claim McIlroy is set to move his family permanently back to the UK and take residence at Wentworth, it remains to be seen how often the superstar is at the property. The nature of the golf circuit will likely keep McIlroy on the move for long periods of time throughout the year, but the star and Stoll are poised to make the significant step by joining Wentworth's famous residents.
News.com.au
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Rory McIlroy is set to ditch his Jupiter mansion and move to the UK full time
Professional golfer and long-time Florida resident Rory McIlroy is planning to leave the US and relocate to his brand-new home outside of London — which he and wife Erica Stoll began building just a few months after calling off their divorce. According to Realtor, the 35-year-old Masters champion is reported to be in the process of preparing to make a major move across the pond, alongside Stoll, 37, and their daughter, Poppy, 4, as early as June after he finishes competing in the US Open. Currently, McIlroy and his family reside primarily in Jupiter, FL, where the sporting star owns a lavish $18 million ($A28 million) mansion, which he purchased in 2017, having previously owned a property in nearby Palm Beach Gardens. However, the pro golfer will now turn his back on the Sunshine State in order to take up residence inside a custom dwelling in Wentworth, Surrey, just outside of London — which, like Jupiter, is home to one of the world's most prestigious golf clubs. The new location will provide McIlroy with the perfect place to continue honing his skills, which will be on full display in the coming weeks as he competes in the PGA Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC, before moving on to Oakmont, PA, for the Open. News of McIlroy's impending relocation comes just weeks after the athlete discussed his exciting build across the pond with reporters in April following the Masters. He explained that he and Stoll did some travelling with Poppy immediately after the tournament concluded. Those travels included a trip to his home country of Northern Ireland as well as a brief stopover in London, where the trio paid a visit to their future dwelling. 'We first went to London with Erica and Poppy to see our new home that we're building and we made the trip over to Belfast to see a few other people that are important to us,' McIlroy said, according to NBC Sports. 'Just to be with them, to be with Erica and Poppy and my mum and dad. To see Michael Bannon, my lifelong coach, and spend a bit more time with Harry [Diamond] and his wife. [To] celebrate with the people that have been part of this whole thing for my entire career was absolutely amazing.' It's unclear what stage of construction McIlroy's new home is currently in — or whether he and Stoll began working on the property before the golfer filed for divorce in May 2024, claiming in legal documents that their marriage was 'irretrievably broken.' However, less than one month later, McIlroy filed to dismiss the divorce, and the couple has appeared rock-solid ever since — now cementing their bond even further by working on a new family home. The brief breakdown of the marriage sparked a firestorm of speculation about the reasons behind it, with multiple reports suggesting that McIlroy had been involved in a relationship with CBS reporter Amanda Balionis, rumours that both refused to publicly address — although insiders were quick to shut down any talk of a romance between them. Questions were also raised about what would become of McIlroy's immense fortune if he and Stoll split. The professional golfer is estimated to be worth around $280 million ($A435 million), much of which he has accumulated through his prize winnings, which regularly total more than $1 million a pop. His most recent win at the Masters netted him $4.2 million, while he walked away from the Players Championship in March with $4.6 million. Following his win in Augusta, he will next head to Louisiana for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where he stands to win more than $1 million. But in addition to his skills on the golf course, McIlroy has taken another major step in building his vast fortune — by basing himself in Jupiter. The small town has long been a mecca for golfers who are drawn to its stunning courses, beautiful weather, luxury real estate, and relative privacy. But there is one other very significant reason why so many athletes in the sport choose to flock to Florida: no state income tax. Typically, golfers who reside full time in the US must pay income taxes on all taxable income that is earned worldwide, according to H&R Block. However, they are also subject to state income tax, if they live in a state that requires it. McIlroy's property is inside the iconic Bear's Club community, a gated neighbourhood filled with high-end homes, all of which surround the club's stunning private golf course.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rory McIlroy: Age, net worth, and more we know about the Masters 2025 champion
The Masters Tournament is over, and one Rory McIlroy finally has a Green Jacket. Here's are some details of his life and career: How old is Rory McIlroy? Rory McIlroy was born on May 4, 1989 making him 35 years old, according to his PGA Tour biography. Where is Rory McIlroy from? McIlroy was born in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and has homes in Northern Ireland as well as Jupiter, Fla. Apr 12, 2025; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Rory McIlroy reacts after his putt on the seventh green during the third round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Grace Smith-Imagn Images How many PGA Tour competitions has Rory McIlroy won? McIlroy has 28 PGA Tour wins, including the PGA Championships in 2012 and 2014, the 2011 U.S. Open, the 2014 Open Championship, plus 11 international titles. He was also a 2020 and 2024 Olympian and has a pair of Players Championships. Who is Rory McIlroy's family? Rory McIlroy has been married to Erica Stoll, a former PGA of America employee, in 2017. They share a daughter, Poppy, who was born in 2020. How much is Rory McIlroy worth? McIlroy has earned just over $100 million in prize money. Exact figures differ depending on the source, but he's reportedly worth somewhere in the ballpark of $200 million. Advertisement Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on X and Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@ This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Masters 2025 golfer Rory McIlroy: His age, net worth, wins and more
The Sun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Rory McIlroy set for major move after US Open that will make wife Erica happy after she was ‘itching to start afresh'
RORY MCILROY and his wife Erica Stoll are set for a major move this summer. The Northern Irishman completed the career Grand Slam by winning a thrilling play-off at the Masters last month. McIlroy, 36, will be back in action at the US Open in five weeks time. But once the tournament at Oakmont Country Club is over, he is set to move his family to the UK and into a new mansion at Wentworth. The golfer purchased a plot of land on the exclusive estate in Surrey two years ago and building works have since been underway. McIlroy's new property is now ready, with Erica and their daughter Poppy, 4, joining him at Wentworth this summer. The Telegraph claim they have chosen to live there due to its close proximity to London and cooler climate than Florida. And the switch will make Erica delighted as the Daily Mail claim she is ' itching to start afresh". McIlory is not selling his £16million property in Jupiter, which he bought off legendary golfer Ernie Els in 2017. Situated on a 2.4-acre plot, the nine-bedroom pad will remain his base while he is competing in the US. It gives McIlroy easy access to the prestigious private members Bear's Club and 69 golf courses within a 15-mile radius. He can also take his mind off majors in the home cinema, games room, tennis court, gym, swimming pool and putting green. 'Would do well' - Shane Lowry cracks joke about doubting Rory McIlroy would play Zurich Classic after Masters glory McIlroy also owns a home in his native Northern Ireland, where he has been relaxing since his Masters triumph. Reports suggest he also owns apartments in New York and the United Arab Emirates. Inside Rory McIlroy's whirlwind love life RORY MCILROY enjoyed a high-profile romance with former tennis world number one Caroline Wozniacki before their split in 2014. The following year, the golf ace began dating Erica Stoll, who he had first met on the PGA Tour in 2011. Erica often interacted with players through her role as the PGA's manager of championship volunteer operations. She even prevented McIlroy from missing his tee time at the 2012 Ryder Cup after some confusion over the time zone. The incident began a firm friendship between the pair, four years before their relationship turned romantic. McIlroy and Erica were spotted on a string of dates in Rochester, New York, in the early days of their relationship. Just eight months later, the couple got engaged in Paris and walked down the aisle at Ashford Castle in Ireland in 2017. The pair then welcomed daughter Poppy into the world three years later. Throughout their time together, McIlroy and Erica have kept their relationship to themselves, with the golfer keen to protect his family from the cameras during filming of Netflix's Full Swing documentary series. However, after seven years of marriage, McIlroy filed for divorce from Erica. The reasons for the divorce were not disclosed, but the Northern Irishman submitted documents to a court in Florida. However, a few weeks later, performed a U-turn on their decision to divorce. McIlroy told the outlet: "Thankfully, we have resolved our differences and look forward to a new beginning.'
