Tiger Woods 'Pissed Off' Rory McIlroy's Wife Erica Stoll with Frequent Late-Night Texts
"Up lifting. What are you doing?" Woods once texted McIlroy at four in the morning, according to the new book "Rory: The Heartache and Triumph of Golf’s Most Human Superstar"
Rory McIlory, Erica Stoll, Tiger Woods Credit: Andrew Redington/Getty; David Cannon/Getty NEED TO KNOW Tiger Woods used to text Rory McIlroy in the middle of the night, according to a new book on McIlroy McIlroy's wife Erica Stoll reportedly took issue with the interruption as they tried to sleep The Northern Irish golfer is defending his title at the Masters this weekend The “bromance” between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy led to some restless nights for the latter and his wife Erica Stoll. In the new book Rory: The Heartache and Triumph of Golf’s Most Human Superstar by Alan Shipnuck, the Northern Irish golfer gives context to his longtime friendship with Woods — and says Woods has been responsible for keeping him and his wife up late at night. “I’m drawn to him, yeah,” McIlroy, 36, said of Woods in 2022, according to the book.
“He’s an intriguing character because you could spend two hours in his company and see four different sides to him. He’s thoughtful. He’s smart.
” Growing up, McIlroy idolized the 82-time PGA Tour winner and aimed to emulate his game after Woods. Over time the two — who co-founded indoor golf league TGL in 2022 — drew closer, according to the book. But as Woods has endured injuries, surgeries and weathered multiple car accidents, he has turned to McIlroy at all hours of the day.
“He can’t sleep so that’s all he does—he reads stuff and educates himself on everything," McIlroy said in the book. “But he struggles to sleep, which I think is an effect of overtraining, so I tell him to calm down sometimes. He’d be texting me at four o’clock in the morning: ‘Up lifting.