Rory McIlroy not talking about shocking divorce at PGA Championship

It's been a decade since Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship. But the Northern Irishman is back at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, and will begin his pursuit of a third career Wanamaker Trophy. But McIlroy's personal life was thrust into the spotlight when he filed for divorce from his wife, Erica Stoll, this week.

believe you all saw the statement yesterday from Rory’s communication team specifically that he will not be making any additional comments on his private life, so thank you all for respecting his wishes,' the moderator said at the beginning of McIlroy's media availability. The statement the moderator referred to was released by McIlroy's camp on Tuesday. The statement noted that the pro golfer 'will not be making any further comment' and 'stressed Rory’s desire to ensure this difficult time is as respectful and amicable as possible.' The media session proceeded to focus almost exclusively on McIlroy's golf game and topics surrounding the second major of the year.

Last week, McIlroy told Golf.com that he tends to 'play very good golf whenever I have a lot of stuff going on.' 'I’ve always been able to compartmentalize pretty well. I seem to, for whatever reason, play very good golf whenever I have a lot of stuff going on. I don’t know if it’s – I need that just to really – when I get on the course, really focus on what I’m doing out there. But yeah, it seems to work,' he said.

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