RORY MCLLROY ‘point of contention’ with wife Erica Stoll emerges with divorce papers filed. Full details below

RORY MCLLROY’s “point of contention” with wife Erica Stoll comes after filing divorce papers. Full details below

Last week, it was confirmed that Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll had officially filed for divorce.

The reason was the breakdown of his marriage to Erica Stoll due to Rory McIlroy’s busy golf schedule. Last week, on the eve of the PGA Tournament at Valhalla, it was announced that the couple had filed for divorce after being married since April 2017, with a statement released by the four-time major champion’s representative. confirmed the news.

“Rory McIlroy’s public relations team today confirmed that divorce proceedings have been filed,” a spokesperson told the Irish Star. “They highlighted Rory’s desire to make this difficult time as respectful and friendly as possible. He will make no further comment.”

The 35-year-old’s split was seen by many as an unexpected development, as until now there had been no reported problems between the couple. But now Us Weekly, citing Ms Stoll’s friends, claims that Ms Muckleroy had become lonely because she was always away from home and playing tournaments every week.

“A big part of the contention in Rory and Erica’s marriage was that Erica felt lonely in her marriage,” the couple were quoted as saying. “Rory was a tough person to marry. They lived very different lives for the past two years while he was on the road, and eventually she reached a breaking point.”

The couple married at Ashford Castle in County Mayo, but first met at the 2012 Ryder Cup, when Mr Stoll was working at the PGA. And, as we all know, when her husband needed a police escort to reach the stadium in Medina on the final day, she overslept due to the time difference and was about to miss the match. It was this American woman who helped me.

Three years later, they began dating after McIlroy, 35, ended his engagement to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. During her tenure with the PGA organization, Stoll served as office manager and was later promoted to director of championship volunteers.

The couple welcomed daughter Poppy in September 2020, and the source also suggested that Stoll began to struggle with juggling raising the children and supporting her husband on the PGA Tour, adding: “She knew what she was getting herself into with her profession. . But as soon as they had anxy, everything changed, and she had a new prospect. Erica was usually absent in most of his tournaments and really focused on Poppi. ”

Northern Irish people are not like those who have caused personal confusion in the first round in Kentukki, but to handle 5 under 66 face value to hopes for his 10 -year -old drought. Did. But he couldn’t sustain the challenge, finishing in 12th place at four under par, 17 strokes behind eventual winner Xander Schauffele.

In his pre-tournament press conference, McIlroy declined to comment on his split with Stoll but made it clear the issues had not affected his preparation. He declined to answer questions about his play, telling reporters only that he was “ready to play this week.”