Rory McIlroy files for divorce from wife of 7 years

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — 4-time main champion Rory McIlroy on Monday filed for divorce from his spouse, Erica, in keeping with courtroom paperwork in household courtroom in Palm Seaside County, Florida.

McIlroy, 35, who’s enjoying on this week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Membership, confirmed the pending separation by his supervisor, Sean O’Flaherty.

“Rory McIlroy’s communications staff confirmed immediately {that a} divorce has been filed,” O’Flaherty mentioned within the assertion. “They confused Rory’s want to make sure this troublesome time is as respectful and amicable as potential. He is not going to be making any additional remark.”

McIlroy and his spouse have a 3-year-old daughter, Poppy.

McIlroy met his spouse, the previous Erica Stoll, on the 2012 Ryder Cup. They began courting two years later, after McIlroy ended his relationship with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.

McIlroy and Stoll had been married in Eire in 2017.

Within the courtroom submitting, a duplicate of which was obtained by ESPN, McIlroy’s attorneys wrote that the wedding is irretrievably damaged. They requested for shared parental custody of their daughter and for a decide to implement a prenuptial settlement the couple signed on March 7, 2017.

A purpose for the divorce wasn’t instantly identified. The petition for dissolution of marriage was filed confidentially.

McIlroy’s lawyer, Thomas J. Sasser, additionally represented Tiger Woods in his divorce from his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, in 2010.