McIlroy’s marriage to Erica Stoll was over before shock divorce filing was just a.full details in comment
McIlroy’s marriage to Erica Stoll was over before shock divorce filing was just a.full details in comment
Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica Stoll
Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica Stoll filed for divorce on the eve of the PGA Championship after
Rory McIlroy and his wife Erica Stoll filed for divorce on the eve of the PGA Championship after seven years of marriage.
The Northern Irishman, 35, submitted the documents in Florida on Monday. The pair first started dating in 2014, two years after they first met. The sports star’s communications team confirmed the news in a statement, adding: “Rory’s desire is to ensure this difficult time is as respectful and amicable as possible. He won’t be making any further comment.”
The pair first met at the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club in Illinois, where Erica was working at the event. At the time, Rory thanked Erica for arranging a police escort when he almost missed his tee time due to missing his alarm and from there, the rest was history.
Although Rory was engaged to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki at the time, he said in a statement confirming the breakup in 2014 that he “wasn’t ready for all that marriage entails”. The four-time major champion sparked up a romance with Erica soon after and less than a year of dating, he proposed to her in Paris, France in 2015.
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Rory and Erica have filed for divorce ( Image: Getty Images)
The lovebirds tied the knot in 2017 with a lavish ceremony at Ashford Castle in County Mayo, Ireland. One Direction star Niall Horan and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin were among the guests, while music icons Ed Sheeran and Stevie Wonder performed at the event.
Rory and Erica later welcomed their child together, Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, who was born in 2020. The couple have largely chosen to keep their private life away from the glare of the public eye, with the vast majority of McIlroy’s social media posts dedicated to his pursuits on the course.
While their life appeared to be perfect from the outside, it’s now clear that things between the former couple were breaking at the seams as subtle signs alluded to the fact that they had already separated long before the news broke of their marriage split.
Firstly, Erica was noticeably absent from Augusta National in April, when Rory finished tied for 22nd at the 2024 Masters. Just one year before, Rory and Erica participated in the Par 3 Contest with their three-year-old daughter, Poppy.
Rory McIlroy with his wife Erica Stoll and their daughter Poppy at the Wells Fargo Championship in 2021 ( Image: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Rory McIlroy files for divorce from wife Erica after 12-year relationship and on eve of US PGA
Rory McIlroy files for divorce from wife Erica after 12-year relationship and on eve of US PGA
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