Golf superstar Rory McIlroy has been married to wife Erica Stoll for four years now having tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Ashford Castle, Co Mayo.
But who is Erica Stoll and how did they meet?
Erica is originally from New York but moved to Palm Beach, Florida, with her family when she was a teenager.
She previously worked as a PGA of America employee assuming the role of the Manager of the Championship Volunteer Operations for the organization in 2011.
Although the pair are very private about their personal life, Rory and Erica first crossed paths in 2012 when Erica was working for the PGA in America and he was on tour.
The story goes that the Co Down man slept in and was going to be late for his tee-off.
However, Erica noticed that he had not left for the course and woke him up, he then got a police escort to the course on time.
Rory and Erica were friends for a while before romance eventually blossomed.
Rory told Cool FM radio: "We were friends for a couple of years and we knew each other sort of from the golf circuit, and in summer 2014, towards the end of the summer, started to spend a bit more time together and it went from there."
The pair got engaged in Paris in 2015 and they tied the knot on April 22, 2017, at Ashford Castle in Cong, Co Mayo.
The wedding was a very private affair with no pictures having come to light of the pair's big day.
In August 2020, the pair celebrated the birth of their daughter Poppy Kennedy McIlroy.
Sharing a photo of baby Poppy's little hand clutching his finger, Rory posted: "Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, born August 31st, 12:15pm.
"She is the absolute love of our lives. Mother and baby are doing great. Massive thank you to all the staff at Jupiter Medical Center and Dr Sasha Melendy for their amazing care."
The three of them were pictured on the golf course in May 2021, after Rory won the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina.
