Rory McIlroy filed for divorce in Florida from Erica, his wife of seven years on Tuesday, TMZ reported.
The filing comes two days after Rory McIlroy, won the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow near Charlotte.
McIlroy is the No. 2 golfer in the world, behind Scottie Scheffler, according to the Overall World Golf Rankings.
On Sunday, McIlroy finished at 17-under, five shots clear of Xander Schauffele, despite making double bogey on the final hole. The win netted McIlroy $3.6 million, while Schauffele took home $2.16 million.
The news of the divorce filing comes as McIlroy is in Vahalla in Kentucky preparing to compete in the PGA Championship, which starts on Thursday.
TMZ reported:
Court records show the 35-year-old golfer submitted the documents in Florida on Monday … some seven years after the couple first tied the knot.
Reasons for the breakup were not made immediately available. We’ve reached out to McIlroy’s attorney for comment, but so far, no word back yet.
Rory first met Erica back in 2012 — when she was working the Ryder Cup event for the PGA. McIlroy credited her with helping him get a police escort to the course after alarm problems caused him to nearly miss his tee time.
McIlroy’s manager, Sean O’Flaherty, said in a statement Tuesday afternoon the golfer will not be commenting on Monday’s filing, but he’s adamant he wants to make “this difficult time” “as respectful and amicable as possible.”
Initially, the two were just friends — at the time, you’ll recall, the golfer was dating tennis superstar Caroline Wozniacki — but they became romantic in 2014 after he and Wozniacki called off their engagement.
The two kept their relationship largely private — even after they married in 2017. But, Erica was still seen supporting her hubby on the course throughout his career regardless.
She cheered him on at the Ryder Cup in 2023 … and also caddied for him at the Masters Par 3 contest that year too.
The couple had one child together — Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, who was born in 2020.
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