Rory McIlroy’s wife reacts to ‘mystery blonde’ who hugged him after Masters win

A new picture shows Rory McIlroy‘s wife Erica Stoll sharing a warm embrace with the same ‘mystery blonde’ who hugged the golf star after his Masters victory on Sunday.

The Northern Irishman had a long line of friends waiting to congratulate him next to the 18th green at Augusta National after finally completing the career Grand Slam on Sunday evening.

But one heartfelt moment that caught the eye was McIlroy’s reunion with a mystery blonde shortly after he had celebrated with Erica and their daughter Poppy.

McIlroy, 35, was overcome with emotion as he hugged the woman for about 12 seconds in front of the gaze of the television cameras and the magnitude of his achievement began to sink in.

The woman in question, who was also filmed standing next to Erica as McIlroy sank the winning putt in the playoff, was Kate Rose – the wife of the man McIlroy defeated in sudden death in Justin Rose.

But a new image shows Kate hugging Erica just seconds after McIlroy had holed the winning putt to claim the green jacket.

Golf reporter Kyle Porter shared the picture on X and added: ‘Oh wow I didn’t see this one either, but Kate hugged Erica about 3 seconds after the putt dropped.’