Rory McIlroy avoids repeating Erica Stoll mistake following Masters victory

After last year’s controversy, McIlroy was only too happy to namecheck his wife Erica this year (Picture: Getty Images)

After slipping the famous green jacket on for a second year in a row, Rory McIlroy approached his latest Masters speech with a very clear sense of what – or who – he needed to mention.

The win itself mattered hugely but so too did the moment that followed it. Only, twelve months earlier, Rory had left Augusta with the title and a fair bit of criticism from some quarters about what he’d left unsaid.

That earlier speech became a talking point for one major reason. His wife, Read Entire Article