- REPORT 🥺 :Rory McIlroy files for divorce from his wife Erica after seven years of marriage ahead of PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy married Erica in 2017 and couple have one child together, Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, born in 2020; Court reports show McIlroy filed for divorce in Florida on Monday, the day after Wells Fargo Championship victory and three days before the start of the PGA Championship
The men’s major season continues with the PGA Championship at Valhalla, with extended coverage from May 16-19 live on Sky Sports
Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife Erica after seven years of marriage and on the eve of the PGA Championship at Valhalla.
Court records show McIlroy submitted a “petition for dissolution of marriage” in Palm Beach County in Florida on Monday, just three days before the start of the second men’s major of the year.
A spokesperson for McIlroy released a statement, which read: “Rory McIlroy’s communications team confirmed today that a divorce has been filed.
Zane Scotland tells the Sky Sports Golf Podcast that he is going to believe that Rory McIlroy will win this week’s PGA Championship, ten years after he won his last major at Valhalla
“They stressed Rory’s desire to ensure this difficult time is as respectful and amicable as possible. He will not be making any further comment.”
The pair met in 2012 when Erica was working for the PGA of America at the Ryder Cup and McIlroy credited her with helping him get a police escort to the course after misreading his tee time for the Sunday singles.
McIlroy made it to the course with just minutes to spare and went on to beat Keegan Bradley as Europe pulled off the ‘Miracle at Medinah’ by recovering from 10-6 behind to retain the trophy.
He and Erica married in April 2017 and have one child together, Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, who was born in 2020. Erica was McIlroy’s caddie during The Masters Par-3 contest last April and was there for Europe’s Ryder Cup victory in Rome last September.