Rory McIlroy embraces wife Erica Stoll, daughter Poppy after 2025 Masters win
It’s a Masters Sunday Rory McIlroy and his family will forever remember.
Moments after the Northern Irishman won the 2025 Masters following a rollercoaster final round at Augusta National, where he won his first green jacket and completed a career grand slam after defeating England’s Justin Rose in a playoff, McIlroy celebrated with wife Erica Stoll.
The couple, who reconciled last summer after McIlroy filed for divorce in May 2024, sweetly embraced as they took in the jubiliant scene with their 4-year-old daughter, Poppy.
The newly minted five-time major champion was overcome with emotion after erasing an 11-year major drought, with his last championship coming in 2014 at the PGA Championship.
“My family, my team, they’ve been on this journey with me the whole way through,” an emotional McIlroy said while wearing the green jacket for the first time. “…The one thing I would say to my daughter Poppy, who is sitting over there, never, ever give up on your dreams.”
Of course, this victory didn’t come easy for McIlroy, 35, who missed a putt on the par-4 18th and bogeyed to send the tournament into a playoff with Rose, who rallied back from a 3-over 75 on Saturday to a 6-under 66 Sunday for a weekend total of 11-under.
Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open winner, previously faced Sergio Garcia in a playoff at the 2017 Masters, where the LIV Golf star prevailed.
McIlroy had many a hurdle to overcome this week, starting with a disastrous opening round Thursday when he double bogeyed on two of the final four holes to post an even 72.
He stormed back Friday with a bogey-free 66, a score he replicated Saturday when he shot six consecutive 3s to open the third round. McIlroy posted a 1-over 73 on Sunday and carded 11-under for the weekend.
Entering this week’s tournament, McIlroy’s best Masters finish was in 2022 when he placed second to Scottie Scheffler.
Before the start of the Masters, McIlroy savored family time with Stoll and Poppy as the trio enjoyed the annual Par 3 contest, where Poppy wowed the crowd with her putting skills.
It’s been a wild 12 months for Stoll and McIlroy, who reversed course on their divorce in June ahead of the 2024 U.S. Open.
“Over the past weeks, Erica and I have realised that our best future was as a family together. Thankfully, we have resolved our differences and look forward to a new beginning,” he said in a statement to The Guardian.
McIlroy married Stoll in 2017. They welcomed Poppy three years later in 2020.
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