JUST-IN: Rory McIlroy Makes official brutal Statement After Filing for Divorce From Wife, Erica

JUST-IN: Rory McIlroy Makes official brutal Statement After Filing for Divorce From Wife, Erica

Pro golfer Rory McIlroy filed for divorce on from his wife Erica McIlroy in Florida, according to Palm Beach County court records.

In the golfer’s first statement since news of the filing broke, McIlroy’s spokesman said he hopes to keep the divorce amicable. The petition, published in full by The New York Post, asks for a prenuptial agreement to be enforced.

“Rory McIlroy’s communications team confirmed today that a divorce has been filed. They stressed Rory’s desire to ensure this difficult time is as respectful and amicable as possible,” his manager, Sean O’Flaherty, told The New York Post.

Palm Beach County CourtsRory McIlroy divorce document.

Erica McIlroy was a presence at golf tournaments, supporting her husband and even acting as as caddie for him, according to People Magazine.

Public records give an address for McIlroy in Jupiter, Florida. Real estate records show the estate is worth more than $22 million. Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County. The filing came just days before the PGA Championship 2024.

The couple was married for seven years, The New York Post reported. They share a daughter, Poppy.

The Divorce Records for Rory McIlroy & His Wife Erica McIlroy Show That the Golfer Petitioned for the Divorce, Declaring the Marriage ‘Irretrievably Broken’.

The divorce records through Palm Beach County list Rory McIlroy as the “plaintiff/petitioner” and Erica McIlroy as the “defendant/respondent.”

The Judge is Cheryl Caracuzzo. The listed attorney is Thomas Julian Sasser.

The petition was filed on May 13. The court entry for the petition reads, “FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND RELATED RELIEF (WITH MINOR CHILDREN . . .).” There was also a “notice of confidential filing” listed, and the filing of a social security number. The case was assigned to Family North County, the records show.

The divorce documents, which were published in full by the New York Post, say that McIlroy was filing “an action for dissolution of marriage.”

They describe his residence as “the State of Florida for more than six (6) months prior to the filing of this Petition.”

The documents say the pair married on April 21, 2017, in Ireland, and their marriage is “irretrievably broken.”

The Divorce Petition Filed by Rory McIlroy Asked for ‘Equal Timesharing’ of the Couple’s Daughter, for a Prenuptial Agreement to Be Enforced & for Both Parties to Support the Child

One minor child was born of the marriage, the petition says. Poppy, 3, is referred to in the documents as P.K.M., who was born in 2020.

“It is in the best interests of the minor child that the parties have shared parental responsibility,” the documents say, asking for a “parenting plan” that “contains a timesharing schedule providing for frequent and continuing contact with both parties. It is in the best interest of the minor child to have equal timesharing with each parent.”

The filing notes that the parties entered into a prenuptial agreement on March 7, 2017, and asks that the court determine that is it “valid and enforceable.” The prenuptial agreement was not filed with the petition “to protect the privacy rights of the parties,” but McIlroy indicated that he was prepared to do so if necessary.

As for child support, the petition says that “both parties have the ability to provide for the support of the minor child and they should be required to contribute to the support of the minor child” in accordance with Florida Statutes.

A 2015 article in the Democrat & Chronicle says that Erica Stoll (now McIlroy) worked for the PGA of America “as its manager of championship volunteer operations” at that time.

Rory McIlroy’s Divorce Attorney Represented Golfer Tiger Woods & NASCAR Driver Jeff Gordon in Their Divorces

According to a 2010 Palm Beach Post article, Sasser, Rory McIlroy’s attorney, represented golfer Tiger Woods in his divorce after infidelity claims.

“The West Palm Beach divorce attorney has attracted a stable of high-profile clients with his decidedly low-profile way,” the newspaper reported.

“One of the reasons he gets those high-profile divorces is the exact reason you had to call me to learn about him,” said lawyer John Schutz to the Palm Beach Post. “He won’t give the press a quote; he doesn’t talk about his clients, and he doesn’t talk about his cases.”

Sasser also represented NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon during his divorce, the newspaper reported, adding