Erica Stoll takes the next step in her separation from Rory McIlroy – throw away her wedding ring.

Stoll was spotted in Jupiter, Florida on Thursday, May 16, wearing a gray T-shirt and black leggings while her hair was tied back in a ponytail. Her look was completed with black sunglasses that she wore on her head and a crossbody bag. However, her wedding ring was missing.

The outing was Stoll’s first appearance since McIlroy, 35, filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. According to court documents obtained by New York PostMcIlroy and Stoll’s marriage was “irretrievably broken” and the couple had signed a prenuptial agreement. (McIlroy employed Thomas J. Sasserthe same lawyer who Tiger Woods in his divorce from his ex-wife, Elin Nordegrenin 2010, according to ESPN.)

McIlroy was spotted without his wedding ring while practicing at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday, May 15. (He was preparing for the 2024 PGA Championship, which began Thursday in Louisville.)

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McIlroy broke his silence on the split days after filing for divorce. “Rory McIlroy’s communications team confirmed today that the divorce has been filed,” a spokeswoman for the athlete said in a statement to Irish Star. “They stressed Rory’s desire to make this difficult time as respectful and amicable as possible. He will have no further comment.”

McIlroy and Stoll met in 2012 when she was working as a PGA transportation representative at the Ryder Cup and helped the golfer get to the tournament after he overslept. When their paths crossed, McIlroy was dating the tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, to whom he proposed in 2013. The couple eventually split when he broke up with her via phone call months after the proposal. Shortly after their split, he was linked to Stoll.

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“I met a new person. She doesn’t play golf, but she is involved in golf,” he said The London Times in May 2015 regarding Stoll’s role with the PGA. “I’ve known her for three years and we’re good friends. … If everything is good off the golf course, you can get better on it.”

McIlroy and Stoll tied the knot in April 2017. Celebrities such as Ed Sheeran, Niall Horan And Chris MartinIn August 2020, they welcomed their daughter Poppy.