Golf Star McIlroy Announces Separation from Wife Erica

Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce after seven years of marriage in Palm Beach County, Florida, a significant move ahead of the PGA Championship. image source : Us Weekly

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[{"selector":"#anim-d3657482-a4c0-4d90-89da-c9984b206a37","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90a57113-5ba3-448b-9d8a-507fb110dc1d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] TMZ reported on the filing made on Monday, but no documents from the petition for dissolution of marriage were immediately available. image source : The Sun

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[{"selector":"#anim-8c5a1f92-703e-4c12-bfa5-2ce1380f757c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10ff1840-818f-4902-9bc2-d6259202e473","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Rory McIlroy's communications team confirmed a divorce, emphasizing his desire for a respectful and amicable divorce during this challenging time. image source :The US Sun

[{"selector":"#anim-afb9f765-6e91-471a-8ae3-8181bbb53bb4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-213e804c-ef84-41f1-8f99-210be29d8abf","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] McIlroy arrived at Valhalla, having won a major for 10 years, last winning it in 2014 for the PGA Championship. His pre-tournament news conference is scheduled for Wednesday. image source :Golf Digest

[{"selector":"#anim-cd33942c-612e-447b-8df7-e0b0a4186825","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a503319-c994-419e-8504-c56a7c8fe18b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] McIlroy and Stoll met during the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, Chicago, where McIlroy missed his match due to forgetting to be in the Central time zone. image source :OK! Magazine

[{"selector":"#anim-e2a5d3f1-5ac4-4862-8aef-67427a9e1054","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df4c4543-4a63-45af-a8c3-26c46a1e0b38","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Stoll arranged for a police escort to Medinah, and McIlroy just made it in time. He defeated Keegan Bradley, and Europe rallied to win. image source : EVOKE

[{"selector":"#anim-66fe4c4b-bb35-49c7-a696-3f4d62cd55e3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4029bf8f-f42b-491a-8725-fdfdda6aa7c2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] McIlroy was in a relationship with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, who they engaged over a year later, but broke up over the phone. image source : The Independent

[{"selector":"#anim-e088ba5c-d395-4d4d-8f61-99aa97b72f53","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cae3eee7-4b41-4042-9050-9755ac3b5ade","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] He and Stoll started dating later that year. They became engaged in 2015. image source :Us Weekly

[{"selector":"#anim-1bca366d-67a2-462a-af47-26bc1718db4b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61d5249c-eb42-4011-9b63-86836ab5081b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] McIlroy filed for divorce after winning the Wells Fargo Championship, his 26th career win. He plans to reset before heading to Louisville tomorrow night or Tuesday morning. image source :Page Six

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[{"selector":"#anim-1da53f4e-c322-4c78-9b48-5d6c593ebd76","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6679378c-2330-4b81-81cd-088ec7fce077","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] McIlroy resigned from the PGA Tour board, resuming plans to replace Webb Simpson, but faced resistance. Appointed to committee negotiating with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. image source : Female First