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Rory McIlroy Withdraws Divorce, Focuses on Family with Stoll

4/7/2026

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Rory McIlroy faced scrutiny over his marriage to Erica Stoll after filing for divorce in May 2024, which he withdrew.
In author Alan Shipnuck's Rory: The Heartache and Triumph of Golf’s Most Human Superstar, Shipnuck describes McIlroy's relationships and calls Stoll a 'neo-Elin'.
McIlroy said their best future is as a family.
The couple has a 5-year-old daughter, Poppy, and moved to London after McIlroy's success at the 2025 Masters.

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Rory McIlroy faced scrutiny over his marriage to Erica Stoll after filing for divorce in May 2024, which he withdrew.
In author Alan Shipnuck's Rory: The Heartache and Triumph of Golf’s Most Human Superstar, Shipnuck describes McIlroy's relationships and calls Stoll a 'neo-Elin'.
McIlroy said their best future is as a family.
The couple has a 5-year-old daughter, Poppy, and moved to London after McIlroy's success at the 2025 Masters.