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Rory McIlroy and CBS Sports journalist Amanda Balionis spark romance rumours with flirty TV interview

RORY MCILROY and TV reporter Amanda Balionis have sparked romance rumours days after the golf superstar filed for divorce.

The 35-year-old submitted legal documents to the courts in Florida this month to end his marriage to Erica Stoll after seven years.

Speculation is mounting of a relationship between Rory McIlroy and Amanda Balionis

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Speculation is mounting of a relationship between Rory McIlroy and Amanda BalionisCredit: Instagram @balionis

The blonde bombshell is a golf reporter for CBS

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The blonde bombshell is a golf reporter for CBSCredit: Instagram @balionis

'Flames were fanned' over the romance as she interviewed him last week

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‘Flames were fanned’ over the romance as she interviewed him last weekCredit: Instagram @balionis
The Northern Irish golf star and his wife Erica Stroll have filed for divorce
The Northern Irish golf star and his wife Erica Stroll have filed for divorceCredit: AFP

And now the Daily Mail has claimed that he may be in a blossoming relationship with CBS Sports presenter Amanda Balionis after McIlroy hinted at trouble in his relationship with Erica with a subtle clue while being interviewed by her.

It’s not gone unnoticed that Balionis, who married a football coach in 2022, has recently ditched her wedding ring and her married name.

Now this fresh report states that the McIlroy’s relationship with the 19th Hole reporter “is the talk of the links” and “has left many fans wondering just how close the pair have become”.

The blonde bombshell, 38, interviewed the Northern Irishman after he had won the Wells Fargo Championship in Quail Hollow, North Carolina, which just happened to be Mother’s Day in the States.

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“Flames were fanned” as Balionis “giggled, flirted, and fangirled her way through the interview” as “McIlroy appeared happy to bask in this clear adoration” from her.

Balionis then pointed out that McIlroy was wearing his ‘Mother’s Day’ pink.

She then asked him to pay tribute to his mum Rosie, but the American did not invite him to do the same to Stoll, who is the mother of their three-year-old daughter, Poppy.

McIllroy hailed mum Rosie as “the sort of rock and gel that holds our family together” before he summed up his mood at the end of the interview by telling Balionis: “It feels like the stars are aligning.”

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