Rory McIlroy CALLS OFF Divorce: Golf Star Shockingly Files Dismissal Days Before U.S. Open
June 11 2024, Published 6:58 p.m. ET
Golf star Rory McIlroy seemingly took a mulligan and has called off his divorce from wife Erica Stoll just days before he brings his A-game to Pinehurst for the U.S. Open.
Attorney Thomas Sasser filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal on the athlete's behalf in Palm Beach County Courthouse, RadarOnline.com has learned in a shocking turn of events on June 11.
McIlroy, 35, will have to start from scratch if he wants to call it quits again down the line, Daily Mail reported.
As we previously revealed, 36-year-old Stoll was served divorce papers at the couple's marital home in Jupiter, Florida, on May 13.
The May 13 petition gave Stoll 20 days to file a counterclaim or risk having the court grant the divorce by default, a crucial deadline she missed.
McIlroy and Stoll got married in 2017 and they welcomed a daughter, Poppy Kennedy, together in 2020.
The golf star was recently linked to CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis, 38, but an unnamed source told Us Weekly they weren't dating.
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Amid recent events, McIlroy addressed reports about his relationship to The Guardian.
"There have been rumors about my personal life recently, which is unfortunate. Responding to each rumor is a fool's game," McIlroy said. "Over the past weeks, Erica and I have realized that our best future was as a family together. Thankfully, we have resolved our differences and look forward to a new beginning."
Prior to their nuptials, McIlroy and Stoll got engaged in Paris in December 2015.
"Erica has been around me quite a lot at tournaments but we have really just tried to keep it low-key. She is a very low-key person, not the kind to broadcast stuff, but that side of my life is really good just now. We are excited, our parents are excited so it is a really happy time," he previously told the Irish Independent about their romance.
McIlroy has since declared that he is now "closer than ever" to his rare fifth major title.
"I'm really proud of my body of work over the past 15 years and everything that I have achieved, whether it be season-long titles or individual tournaments or majors," he shared.
"Obviously getting my hands on a fifth major has taken quite a while, but I'm more confident than ever that I'm right there, that I'm as close as I've ever been."