Rory McIlroy files for divorce from wife Erica following seven years of marriage
RORY McILROY has filed for divorce from wife Erica Stoll after seven years of marriage.
The golf ace, 35, submitted documents to a court in Florida on Monday, according to TMZ.
The reasons for the divorce between McIlroy and 36-year-old Erica, who welcomed daughter Poppy in 2020, have not been disclosed.
But it comes just days before the golf ace, worth an estimated £200million, is due to compete at the PGA Championship in Kentucky.
McIlroy and American beauty Erica first met in 2012 when she was working for PGA at the Ryder Cup as manager of Championship Volunteer Operations.
The Northern Irishman was famously late to the course after his alarm failed to go off.
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And Erica sorted a police escort for McIlroy to get him to tee off on time.
Back then, he was dating tennis superstar Caroline Wozniacki, with the pair later becoming engaged.
But after they cancelled their wedding plans and split in 2014, McIlroy and Erica began dating in 2015.
The couple kept their relationship low-key.
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And they eventually got hitched in 2017, with the guest list including Stevie Wonder, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and One Direction’s Niall Horan.
During their time together, McIlroy enjoyed 17 PGA Tour wins on the golf course.
But his greatest prize came nearly four years ago when Erica gave birth to a baby girl.
Poppy Kennedy McIlroy was born on August 31 2020 and remains their only child.
As for Erica, she was born in 1988 and raised in Irondequoit, New York, with her sister, Natalie Stoll.
She previously lived in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
There is little known about Erica's private life as she likes to stay away from the spotlight.
But she is reportedly a keen sailor and also enjoys baking.
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