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Rory McIlroy wore his wedding ring on Sunday when he won the Wells Fargo Championship
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IntroductionRory McIlroy still had his wedding ring on his finger on Sunday afternoon when he blazed his way to ...
Rory McIlroy still had his wedding ring on his finger on Sunday afternoon when he blazed his way to a stunning five-shot victory at the Wells Fargo Championship.
But two days later, as the Northern Irishman honed his game on the driving range at Valhalla in Kentucky, it was gone after the bombshell news emerged that he has filed for divorce from his wife of seven years, Erica Stoll.
McIlroy, 35, filed for divorce on Monday - a day after his triumph at Quail Hollow and just three before the PGA Championship begins.
The Northern Irishman is many people's favorite to win the competition altogether after his incredible showing on Sunday. A win would snap his 10-year major drought and it would come at the venue he won his last major competition in 2014.
'It feels like the stars are aligning a little bit,' McIlroy admitted on the 18th green, immediately after Sunday's win. 'But I have a lot of golf to play and a lot of great players to try to beat.
Rory McIlroy still had his wedding ring on his finger on Sunday afternoon at Quail Hollow
The ring can clearly be seen in a number of pictures of McIlroy posing with the trophy
But two days later, it was gone as he was practicing ahead of the PGA Championship
McIlroy and Erica Stoll are divorcing after seven years of marriage - they have a child together
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'I am going into the next major of the year feeling really good about myself.'
McIlroy's communications team confirmed on Tuesday that a divorce has been filed.
They stressed Rory's desire to ensure the process is 'as respectful and amicable as possible'.
Court documents filed in Palm Beach County obtained by DailyMail.com stated their marriage was 'irretrievably broken'.
The couple, who share a three-year-old daughter Poppy Kennedy born in 2020, tied the knot in 2017 after a storybook meeting at the 2012 Ryder Cup.
McIlroy, whose career earnings total nearly £69million ($87million), first met 35-year-old New York state native Erica during the tournament in Illinois, at which she was working for the PGA.
A few months after calling off his engagement with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki in 2014, McIlroy and Stoll got together before getting engaged a year later.
The four-time major champion and Stoll kept their relationship largely private before they married in a lavish ceremony in Ireland in 2017.
The couple exchanged their vows at Ashford Castle in County Mayo, Ireland, in front of celebrity guests, including One Direction star Niall Horan and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, while music icons Ed Sheeran and Stevie Wonder performed at the event.
McIlroy pictured in practice at Valhalla on Tuesday, ahead of the tournament starting Thursday
McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship by five shots on Sunday and appears in great form
The petition for divorce states that the pair had signed a prenuptial agreement. However, the details of the arrangement have not been divulged.
McIlroy's attorney was listed as Thomas Sasser, the same attorney who represented Tiger Woods when his wife divorced him in 2010.
The filing also calls for shared custody and a parenting plan to be established for Poppy.
McIlroy is due to speak to the media on Wednesday afternoon at Valhalla.
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