On May 15, Beijing time, after winning the 26th US Tour at the Wells Fargo Bank Championship, professional golfer Mike Roy filed for divorce shortly before the start of the US PGA Championship, and cut off his wife of seven years.
The 35 year old contestant from Northern Ireland filed for divorce in Palm Beach County, Florida on Monday. He said that his marriage with Erica Stoll was "irretrievably broken", which was equivalent to saying that the couple had irreconcilable differences in their divorce application filed in California. Erica Stoll received her divorce application on Monday and has 20 days to respond.
The couple had a 3-year-old daughter who signed an agreement before marriage, which was mentioned in the divorce application.
Four Grand Slam champions met their wives for the first time in 2012, when Erica Stoll worked for the PGA in the Ryder Cup. Mcroy said that under her arrangement, he didn't miss the departure time until he got the wrong time accompanied by the police, and finally the European team won again.
Before he met Erica Stoll, McRoy fell in love with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki and was engaged. In 2014, McRoy and Wozniacki suddenly broke off their engagement, just a few days after he sent out the wedding invitation. This news also shocked the golf world. McIlroy didn't explain it much later, which became a taboo topic when he was interviewed.
In the same year, McRoy began dating Erica Stoll. The two married in 2017. The grand wedding took place in Ashford Castle, Ireland, and the couple will have their first child in 2020.
McRoy's representative refused to talk about divorce. In the press release sent to several foreign media, McIlroy's outreach team "stressed that McIlroy hopes to ensure that during this difficult period, mutual respect and friendship will be maintained as much as possible."
On Wednesday, McRoy plans to interview the media at the Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky. This is the usual operation technique before the PGA Championship in the United States. McIlroy won his last Grand Slam in Valhalla. It is estimated that some reporters will ask McIlroy about his divorce, but his answer should be very concise and official.
Although McRoy is ranked second in the world and has won numerous titles, he still lacks the American Masters to complete his career full slam. This year's green jacket belongs to Scotty Schaeffler, while McRoy, who is full of frustrations, ranks 22nd.
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