Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland
IN PHOTO: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland kisses the Claret Jug after winning the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, northern England July 20, 2014. REUTERS

Rory McIlroy has remained tight-lipped about his love life since calling off his engagement with Dane tennis star Caroline Wozniacki until recently. McIlroy and new girlfriend Erica Stoll made their first public appearance as a couple in the final round of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

Speaking to The Times of London, McIlroy opened up about his new relationship. According to the Northern Irish professional golfer, he and Stoll have known each other for three years adding that he is “very happy with his love life.”

“She is from America, which is why I like to spend time in Palm Beach,” McIlroy chanted. “The past six or seven months have been really nice, that part of my life is going great.”

It was in January when Ireland’s leading entertainment website Evoke reported about the budding romance between McIlroy and Stoll, who works as Manager of Championship Volunteer Operations at the PGA of America. The report said that McIlroy and Stoll celebrated Christmas and New Year together. Several witnesses claimed they saw McIlroy and Stoll getting all cosy with each other.

McIlroy was in a relationship with Wozniacki for three years. He proposed to her in December 2013, but called off their engagement five months later. He has revealed that part of the reason why he decided to break up with Wozniacki was the pressure of tying the knot. Apparently, the World No. 1 wasn’t ready to say goodbye to being a bachelor just yet.

Days after the wedding invitations had been sent out, McIlroy called Wozniacki over the phone to tell her about his decision to call off the engagement. Since his highly-controversial breakup with the tennis star, McIlroy had had been linked to numerous others. He was once linked to model Nadia Forde and Belfast model-receptionist Sasha Gale.

As for Wozniacki, she has been seen with Washington Redskins’ linebacker Ryan Kerrigan and National Football League Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt. However, she has never made any statements about the real status of her love life.

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