Professional golfer Rory McIlroy filed for divorce from his wife of 7 years a working day right after successful his 26th PGA Tour party and just as the PGA Championship is established to start.
The 35-calendar year-old filed his petition Monday in Palm Seashore County, Fla., stating that his relationship to Erica McIlroy (née Stoll) is “irretrievably damaged,” which is similar to citing irreconcilable differences in a divorce petition submitted in California. Erica was served with divorce papers Monday and has 20 days to respond.
The couple, who share a 3-calendar year-outdated daughter, have a pre-marital agreement, which is also pointed out in the submitting.
The 4-time important champion and his spouse initial achieved in 2012 when Stoll labored the Ryder Cup function for the PGA. The golfer has credited her with encouraging him get a police escort so that he wouldn’t pass up his tee time. McIlroy was courting and engaged to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki right before he and Stoll struck up a romance. McIlroy and Wozniacki broke off their engagement in 2014, just days right after sending out marriage ceremony invites. That similar 12 months, he commenced dating Stoll. The two wed in 2017 during a lavish ceremony at Ashford Castle in County Mayo, Eire, and welcomed their first youngster in 2020.
A agent for McIlroy declined to remark when arrived at Tuesday by The Periods. In a assertion issued to NBC and other outlets, McIlroy’s communications group “stressed Rory’s drive to make sure this challenging time is as respectful and amicable as attainable.”
The two-time Planet Winner is scheduled to communicate with the media Wednesday at Valhalla Golfing Club in Kentucky ahead of the 106th PGA Championship this weekend.
Though ranked No. 2 in the earth, McIlroy has a single title that continue to eludes him: The Masters, played just about every spring in Augusta, Ga. This calendar year the green jacket went to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, while a discouraged McIlroy tied for 22nd area.
