Rory McIlroy stunned the golf community in May 2024 when he filed for divorce from wife Erica Stoll after seven years of marriage.
The Northern Irishman filed the docs in Florida, with the filing stating the union as “irretrievably broken.” The pair also have a prenup.
McIlroy’s camp confirmed a divorce had been filed and the PGA Tour star’s camp’s statement “stressed Rory’s desire to ensure this difficult time is as respectful and amicable as possible.”
It’s unclear what exactly led to the demise of their marriage.
Here’s a look back at McIlroy’s relationship history:
McIlory was first romantically linked to New York native Stoll in 2014 after he and Danish tennis pro Caroline Wozniacki called off their engagement that May.
McIlroy said in a statement at the time: “The problem is mine. The wedding invitations issued at the weekend made me realize that I wasn’t ready for all that marriage entails.”‘
In May 2015, McIlroy said he and Stoll had been dating for more than six months when he discussed their romance with the Times of London.
“I am very happy in my love life,” he said. “We haven’t really been putting it out there. She is from America, which is why I like to spend time in Palm Beach … The past six or seven months have been really nice. That part of my life is going great.”
McIlroy and Stoll first met when she was working at the Ryder Cup for the PGA as part of the transportation team in 2012 — while he was still dating Wozniacki — and they remained friends since.
McIlroy nearly missed his tee time because he overslept and Stoll drove him to the course with the help of a police escort, he told The Golf Channel.
McIlroy and Stoll tied the knot in a fairytale ceremony held at Ashford Castle in Ireland in April 2017.
The star-studded affair was attended by singers Stevie Wonder, One Direction’s Niall Horan, Ed Sheeran, actor Jamie Dornan and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, according to E! News. Wonder and Sheeran also performed, per reports.
McIlroy proposed to the then-publicist while the couple was in Paris in December 2015.
Stoll supported McIlroy at the Ryder Cup in 2016 (Minnesota), 2018 (Paris), 2021 (Wisconsin) and 2023 (Rome).
McIlroy and Stoll welcomed daughter Poppy in August 2020.
The four-time major winner confirmed the couple was expecting a baby girl during the BMW Championship that summer.
“We’re about to be parents very soon, so we’re obviously super excited. Yeah, we’ve been sharing the news with friends and family, obviously, but I didn’t think it was something that I really particularly needed to share out here,” McIlroy said at the time. “It’s a private matter, but we’re really excited and can’t wait for her to get here.
The couple did not formally announce they were expecting.
Poppy served as her dad’s caddy at the Masters’ Par 3 Contest in 2023.
McIlroy’s divorce filing in May 2024 also asked for split custody of his and Stoll’s daughter.
McIlroy and Stoll packed on the PDA at the Masters in 2023, as seen in photos of the couple kissing on the course at Augusta National.
They were all smiles while holding hands through the streets of Rome ahead of the Ryder Cup in September 2023.
At the time, they were arriving at the Spanish Steps to take photos with the other couples.
Stoll was noticeably absent from the Masters in April 2024, as the Irish Independent reported.