Rory McIlroy’s divorce papers were served to his wife Erica Stoll by a private investigator
Rory McIlroy’s divorce papers were served to his longtime partner, Erica Stoll, by a private investigator, court documents have revealed.
McIlroy, a four-time major winner, filed for divorce and the enforcement of a prenuptual agreement on May 13, not long after his victory at the Wells Fargo Championship, with court filings in Palm Beach County describing the marriage to Stoll as “irretrievably broken.”
Records show the 35-year-old digitally signed the papers at 9.06 pm and 9.08 pm EDT on May 9, and the divorce was instigated on the following Monday. According to documents filed on May 13, Carl Woods was the server who served the divorce papers to Stoll at the McIlroy family home in the exclusive Jack Nicklaus development The Bear’s Club at 10.30 am.
Woods’ website cites his history as a police officer in Palm Beach County since 1987. He is also a certified vehicle homicide investigator, a licensed private investigator and a certified process server.
Stoll was also warned she had 20 days to file a written response to her husband’s petition with the circuit court clerk, otherwise, she risks losing the case. The Belfast Telegraph claims Stoll has yet to respond.
McIlroy has insisted that his focus is on winning since the news of his divorce broke. He finished T12 at the PGA Championship at the most recent major. A source told People : “He’s just trying to find himself, focus and get back to winning. [He] went through such a winning phase and hasn’t done much in the last five-ish years.”
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McIlroy’s wait for a major has spanned a decade also and the reason why the Northern Irishman has come up short has been much debated. His former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has suggested the four-time major winner’s long wait for a fifth is down to the field being stronger, as well as psychological problems.
“There are two issues as to why he is not the player he was back then when it comes to major championships,” McGinley said on the Golf Channel. “The fields are stronger now. Back then, he was a young guy forging his way, and his elbows were at their pointiest. It was really a case of, ‘I am on a march to be the top player in the game, so get out of my way.’ He had a clear vision. As you get there and climb the mountain, can you stay there? He has done that in PGA Tour events where his win ratio of 10 per cent is fantastic compared to anyone else. Even Scottie Scheffler has only a win ratio of 8 per cent.”
McGinley, 57, continued: “But there is no doubt that there is a psychological build-up from not getting over the line in major championships since he hasn’t circumnavigated yet. I say yet because if he gets it once, I feel – maybe not – that there are certainly another three or four majors in Rory McIlroy. It is all about getting the first one. You would have to think that a golf course like this, that he has won on before, is the kind of thing that could ignite him.”