Rory McIlroy files for divorce from wife Erica days before 2024 PGA Championship

Just days before teeing it up in the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife, Erica.

Per TMZ Sports, McIlroy submitted the documents in Florida on Monday. The two tied the knot in 2017 and have one child together — a daughter, born in 2020. Rory first met Erica in 2012 while she was working a Ryder Cup event. They began dating after he ended his engagement with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki in 2014. She had been present at various events over the years, notably caddying for him in the 2023 Masters Par 3 Contest.

McIlroy, 35, enters the PGA Championship as one of the favorites coming off back-to-back victories in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and Wells Fargo Championship this past weekend.

“I really got some confidence,” McIlroy said after winning the Wells Fargo Championship, via ESPN. “My golf swing feels a lot more comfortable than it has. So going to a venue next week where I’ve won, it feels like the stars are aligning a little bit. But I’ve got a lot of golf to play and a lot of great players to try to beat next week. Going into the next major of the year feeling really good about myself.”

Rory McIlroy chasing first major victory since 2014

The No. 2 player in the Official World Golf Ranking and four-time major champion, McIlroy hasn’t triumphed at a major event since the 2014 PGA Championship. That came at Valhalla, the same course which hosts this year’s PGA Championship. McIlroy won that major after claiming his previous two starts in The Open Championship and WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, the last player to do so.

Could the stars be aligning 10 years later for McIlroy?

“I’ve been sort of banging this drum for the last few years, but I’m a way better player now than I was back then,” McIlroy said. “I haven’t had the major record to back that up, but I’ve had the wins, I’ve done everything else there is to do in the game since 2014. The only thing I need to do is get another major. You know, a win like this going into the PGA Championship next week is a good way to prep for that.”