Rory McIlroy had a date for New Year's Eve, and suddenly he was in a four-month relationship.
The Irish Independent reported that the world's No. 1 golfer spent New Year's Eve with Erica Stoll, whom golf enthusiasts will recall is the women that prevented McIlroy from being disqualified for a Ryder Cup match he played in 2012.
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"After they enjoyed a stint in Dublin together, they are believed to have made a trip to Ashford Castle, where they celebrated New Year's in lavish fashion at the plush venue," the Irish Independent reported.
Stoll was one of two PGA employees who noticed that McIlroy was not on site for his Ryder Cup match in 2012 on the final day of competition, CBSSports.com reported. She and Maggie Budzar woke up McIlroy less than an hour before his tee time and helped him get a police escort to his match.
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The newspaper first reported that the 25-year-old Irishman and the 27-year-old PGA employee were dating in September. A source told the Irish Independent in another report that the two rekindled a relationship that began two years earlier.
"Rory and Erica obviously have been linked in the headlines for all the right reasons already but they seem to have hit it off even more since. It's been kept quiet but they have stayed in contact and they meet up when he is in America," the source told the Independent.
"The fact that she has a big interest in golf is an important factor - and it's not just a case that she has sparked an interest in the game since meeting Rory. In fact she is every bit as obsessed with golf as him."
McIlroy has been linked with multiple women since his breakup with former fiancée and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki in May. The rumors of his romance with Stoll have been relatively quiet. The radar may have been tipped on New Year's Eve as McIlroy was spotted with Stoll because it was a year ago on New Year's Eve that he proposed to Wozniacki.
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