Why Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll’s marriage is at ‘breaking point

McIlroy’s relationship with CBS’s 19th Hole reporter Amanda Balionis is the talk of the links and has left many fans wondering just how close the pair have become.

Last week, it fell to blonde Balionis to interview the 35-year-old champion after he won the Wells Fargo Championship in Quail Hollow, North Carolina on Mother’s Day.

Dressed in a blush top that matched with McIlroy’s own, Balionis giggled, flirted, and fangirled her way through the interview.
Rory McIlroy and CBS reporter Amanda Balionis’s chemistry on the have sparked rumors of a romance between the two

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‘What gear did you have to find to assert your dominance once more over Quail Hollow?’ the 34-year-old asked, looking through her lashes as McIlroy beamed back at her.

They stood close. She teased out details of his string of wins.

Later, she asked him to tell her: ‘Physically how good your game feels,’ and fans could be forgiven for wondering just what ‘game’ the blushing reporter was referencing.

Barely 24 hours later, news broke that McIlroy had filed for divorce from wife of seven years Erica Stoll, 36.

But standing in the Charlotte sunshine on May 11, McIlroy appeared happy to bask in this clear adoration.

Balionis pointed out that McIlroy was wearing his ‘Mother’s Day’ pink but, while she asked him to pay tribute to his mother, Rosie, she did not extend the same invitation for him to wax lyrical about Stoll, the mother of his three-year-old daughter, Poppy.

So it was Rosie, not Stoll, whom McIlroy credited as ‘the sort of rock and gel that holds our family together.’

Summing up his mood, McIlroy told Balionis: ‘It feels like the stars are aligning.’

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Certainly, when it comes to his relationship with the longtime CBS golf reporter, their chemistry and ease in each other’s presence is clear.

The flirty banter was evident during the Wells Fargo Championship on Mother’s Day, May 12, when Balionis giggled, flirted, and fangirled her way through her interview with the golfer

The flirty banter was evident during the Wells Fargo Championship on Mother’s Day, May 12, when Balionis giggled, flirted, and fangirled her way through her interview with the golfer
Dressed in a blush top that matched with McIlroy’s own, Balionis pointed out that he was wearing his ‘Mother’s Day’ pink and asked him to pay tribute to his mother, Rosie, but did not mention his now estranged wife and mom of his three-year-old daughter, Poppy

Dressed in a blush top that matched with McIlroy’s own, Balionis pointed out that he was wearing his ‘Mother’s Day’ pink and asked him to pay tribute to his mother, Rosie, but did not mention his now estranged wife and mom of his three-year-old daughter, Poppy
Social media users have taken note of Balionis’s missing wedding ring, and more recently, her coordinating outfits with McIlroy at the Zurich

Social media users have taken note of Balionis’s missing wedding ring, and more recently, her coordinating outfits with McIlroy at the Zurich Classic on April 28 (pictured) and again at the Wells Fargo Championship
And when set alongside the golfer’s impending divorce and questions over the state of Balionis’s own marriage, fans have been quick to join what some say are obvious dots.