Fans are convinced Brooks Koepka is playing ‘mind games’ with Rory McIlroy after the four-time Major winner filed for divorce from his wife, Erica Stoll.
Just minutes after the shocking news of the breakup was reported, Koepka paid tribute to his wife, Jena Sims, with a hot snapshot on social media.
“I’m so proud of you @jenamsims,” he captioned a photo of the model wearing an animal-print bikini from her Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot, which released today.
‘It’s amazing to see what hard work can achieve! I love you!’ she added.
Fans were quick to chime in in the comments, theorizing that Koepka shared the post to get into his rival’s head ahead of the 2024 PGA Championship.
Brooks Koepka paid tribute to his wife, Jena Sims, with a hot photo on social media
She posted a photo of the model in a bikini from her Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot.
“Well well he saw the divorce records,” one person wrote.
“Let the mind games begin,” another chimed in.
“Oh he’s trying to get into Rory’s head early,” a third person wrote.
‘This could fuel Rory even more…’ another suggested.
The PGA Tour star from Northern Ireland filed for divorce from his American wife in a Florida court on Monday.
Fans are convinced the American golfer was playing “mind games” with rival Rory McIlroy.
“Oh he’s trying to get into Rory’s head early,” one person commented on Koepka’s post.
He confirmed the split in a brief statement through his team on Tuesday.
“Rory McIlroy’s communications team confirmed today that a divorce has been filed,” McIlroy’s manager Sean O’Flaherty began. “They highlighted Rory’s desire to ensure this difficult time is as respectful and friendly as possible.”
Court documents filed in Palm Beach County, obtained by DailyMail.com, claimed their marriage was “irretrievably broken.”
McIlroy files for divorce from wife Erica Stoll in Florida court ahead of PGA Championship
The Northern Irishman and Stoll married in 2017 after a fairytale meeting in 2012.
The couple share a daughter, three-year-old Poppy, who was born in 2020.
The couple, who welcomed daughter Poppy Kennedy in 2020, married in 2017 after a fairytale meeting at the 2012 Ryder Cup.
Stoll was working for the PGA when he met McIlroy, whose career earnings total nearly $87 million.
The divorce petition states that the couple had signed a prenuptial agreement. However, details of the agreement have not been disclosed.
McIlroy and Koepka will meet later this week in the PGA Championship, the second major of the year.
