Rory McIlroy and a popular reporter are the talk of the golf world just days after sad details emerged about his marriage breakdown.Pro golfer Bryson DeChambeau has been praised as a “man of the people” after a class act at the PGA Championship in Kentucky. The 2020 US Open champion lost his temper with a fan during his final round at Valhalla. The incident occurred when DeChambeau tossed a ball into the crowd for a young fan. An older fan intercepted the ball and ran off with it. DeChambeau pointed his club at the fan and shouted, “Hey, hey, hey! Give that ball back!” The embarrassed fan eventually returned the ball to the youngster. The fan quickly fled after being shamed by DeChambeau. A spectator called Bryson a “man of the people” in a video of the incident posted to X.Rory McIlroy and a sport reporter are stirring buzz on the PGA Tour just over a week after news broke that the golfer filed for divorce from Erica Stoll, his wife of seven years.The Northern Irishman and CBS presenter Amanda Balionis are “the talk of the links” after some have noticed their close relationship on the PGA Tour,Balionis, who married former NFL quarterback Bryn Renner in 2022, interviewed McIlroy after he won the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow golf course in Charlotte on May 12, The New York Post reports. McIlroy and Stoll filed their divorce paperwork in Florida on May 13.The pair were all smiles when Balionis brought up McIlroy’s mother, Rosie, and asked him to share a message with her on Mother’s Day — one day before he would file for divorce from Stoll in Florida.During April’s PGA Zurich Classic in New Orleans, McIlroy filmed a promo for Balionis’ non-profit organisation, Puppies & Golf — which protects and advocates for dogs by being a community resource, providing grants to families, shelters, rescues, and assisting military veterans and organisations that rescue dogs and train them to become service animals for veterans in need.Stoll was noticeably absent at the Masters in April, after she and McIlroy participated in the Par 3 contest at Augusta National in 2023 with their daughter Poppy, now 3.Two months prior, Balionis stirred buzz on social media when she was seen without her wedding ring while covering the Genesis Invitational for CBS in late February.Rory McIlroy celebrates with the trophy alongside his wife Erica and daughter Poppy after winning the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship. Photo by Jared C. TiltonBalionis was wearing her ring a week earlier while covering the Super Bowl, which took place in Las Vegas on February 11,
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