Rory McIlroy and wife Erica Stoll spotted on London night out with his Ryder Cup teammates in rare public sighting after shock divorce U-turn
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Rory McIlroy and wife Erica Stoll enjoyed a night out in London weeks after the PGA Tour star's shock divorce U-turn.
The Northern Irishman, 35, stunned the world when he filed for divorce from his wife of seven years in May - just days before the beginning of the PGA Championship - and left golfing fans further shocked when he performed a U-turn just a month later.
The four-time major winner called off his divorce from Erica, 36, last month, stating that their 'best future was as a family together.' The couple share three-year-old daughter Poppy together.
And just weeks after their recoupling, the pair appear to have truly rekindled their romance as they were spotted in a rare public sighting.
The McIlroys enjoyed a date night with the golfer's Ryder Cup teammates and their partners in London Sunday night.
Rory McIlroy (second back left) and Erica Stoll (fourth back right) enjoyed a night out with his Ryder Cup teammates and their partners in London Sunday night
McIlroy called off his divorce from wife of seven years Erica last month in a shock U-turn
Diane Donald, the wife of victorious European captain Luke Donald, shared a photo of the group outing to her Instagram story with Sister Sledge's 'We Are Family' playing over the top.
McIlroy was seated next to Donald, who will carry out a second term at Bethpage in New York next year, but it's unclear where in the British capital the gang of golfers were wining and dining.
Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Hojgaard and Tyrrell Hatton, who will be heading down to Spain for LIV Golf's Andalucia event this week, were also gathered around the table.
Meanwhile, Stoll was seated further down the table, sandwiched in between Wendy Lowry and Diane, while Clare Fleetwood and Hojgaard's girlfriend, Amanda Falkenberg joined them at the WAGs' end.
Diane also shared snaps of Wimbledon tickets and herself, Wendy and Clare on their way to SW19 but it is unclear if Erica and McIlroy were also joining them at Centre Court.
McIlroy, Lowry, Hojgaard, Fleetwood and Hatton were all members of Donald's team that humiliated the USA with a 16.5-11.5 victory in Rome last September.
Donald was confirmed for a second term at the helm in December, while their American counterparts are set to reveal their appointment on Tuesday after Tiger Woods is believed to have turned down the role.
Their fellow victorious Europeans Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm, Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose and Sepp Straka were not in the Big Smoke for the reunion.
Diane Donald shared snaps of Wimbledon tickets but it's unclear if the McIlroys also attended
McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Hojgaard and Tyrrell Hatton were all members of Luke Donald's winning European team in Rome last year
The dinner marked one of the rare occasions that McIlroy and Erica have been sighted together since reuniting.
The golf star had been spotted in Juno Beach, Florida, with his wife and their adorable mini-me in June, less than 24 hours after his humiliating collapse across the closing holes of the US Open at Pinehurst.
They put on a united front for what may have been a belated Father's Day celebration at Loggerhead Marinelife Center near their sprawling, $22million Jupiter home.
Both McIlroy and Erica wore their wedding rings for the outing, which came a few days after the Northern Irishman dramatically scrapped plans to divorce his wife of seven years.
McIlroy's attorney Thomas Sasser filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal on his behalf on June 11 in Palm Beach County Courthouse after he and Erica reportedly held secret meetings at their $22m Florida home for a month in a bid to salvage their marriage.
The meetings were initially focused on how they would co-parent their daughter Poppy, but the conversations eventually led to them reuniting, according to Irish outlet RSVP Live.
The stunning about-turn came less than a month after Erica was served papers at the couple's marital home in Jupiter, Florida, informing her that McIlroy wanted out of their marriage.
The May 13 petition gave Erica 20 days to file a counterclaim or risk having the court grant the divorce by default.
The Northern Irishman and Stoll tied the knot in 2017 (pictured at the 2023 Ryder Cup)
The Northern Irishman first met Erica during the 2012 Ryder Cup, which she was working at (pictured at the opening of the 2023 Ryder Cup)
However, as DailyMail.com exclusively revealed, the blonde beauty failed to lodge any response or even register an attorney by the June 2 deadline.
McIlroy addressed the speculation surrounding his relationship status in a statement to The Guardian - two days before the opening round of the US Open.
'There have been rumors about my personal life recently, which is unfortunate. Responding to each rumor is a fool's game,' McIlroy said.
'Over the past weeks, Erica and I have realized that our best future was as a family together. Thankfully, we have resolved our differences and look forward to a new beginning.'
McIlroy was in Kentucky preparing for the PGA Championship when his divorce summons was delivered to Erica at their sprawling mansion.
The couple share a three-year-old daughter Poppy, who was born in 2020 (Erica and Poppy pictured in 2021)
His petition asked for shared parental custody of their little girl and asked for a judge to enforce a prenup agreement the couple signed prior to their 2017 wedding.
McIlroy, whose career earnings on the PGA Tour total nearly $87million, first met New York state native Erica during the 2012 Ryder Cup while she was working for the PGA of America.
He missed his alarm but she helped him make his tee time at Medinah in Illinois by arranging a police escort.
They began dating several months after he abruptly called off his engagement with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki in 2014.
