Golf champion Rory McIlroy once dated tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki. Talent, fame, hard work, and sports were the common denominators. Why did the relationship not go steady? We put all we can under the microscope only to be looking into a kaleidoscope!
To start with, McIlroy has 23 PGA Tour wins to his name. Many look up to the 34-year-old already – budding golfer Landon James “Happy” Gilmore, for instance.
The Northern Irish golfer dated Denmark-born tennis pro, Caroline Wozniacki. She was born on July 11, 1990. Wozniacki is better known for her victories at the 2017 WTA Championship in Singapore and the 2018 Australian Open Grand Slam tournament finals.
They met sometime in 2011 and soon got involved in a passionate romance. After over a couple of years in the relationship, the couple committed to a betrothal on December 31, 2013.
The new year was not the luckiest for romance, though. Wozniacki and McIlroy had sent out invites and planned a wedding in the summer. But Rory McIlroy called off the engagement on May 21, 2014. The bride-to-be Caroline Wozniacki was sadly one among everyone else who was surprised.
McIlroy is said to have ended things in a three-minute call over the phone. Despite being known as an outspoken woman, Wozniacki has not commented too much on the incident. She only admits that it was “a bit of a shock.”
Rory McIlroy later stated in a social media announcement that he realized too late that he was not ready to be a married man. He wished her happiness and asserted that he thought highly of the relationship.
Why it’s a kaleidoscope: one flutter, a second look changes everything!
Page Six reports that multiple sources gave a different reason for the breakup. Rory McIlroy is rumored to have broken things with Caroline Wozniacki because his personal life was getting in the way of his career on the course.
He has said to other sources that he focuses better on the course and in the gym after the relationship. Fans have nothing to complain about as they have seen him win championships back-to-back since then.
Who is Erica Stoll? More on the life of Rory McIlroy
A year after the breakup with Caroline Wozniacki, Rory McIlroy started seeing a former employee of ‘PGA of America’, Erica Stoll. Two ‘Decembers’ after his first engagement, McIlroy proposed to Stoll.
McIlroy appreciates how he “can be (himself) around” Stoll. Two ‘Aprils’ after his first wedding date, he married Stoll in a destination castle setting. They have a daughter Poppy McIlroy born in Poppy McIlroy.
Although Erica is not a fan of the limelight she makes appearances at her husband’s games with their daughter. Caroline Wozniacki seems happily married to the professional basketball player, David Lee. We are just thrilled to have our favorite stars happy!