Rory McIlroy's wife Erica Stoll is nowhere to be seen at The Open as he misses the cut

Erica Stoll -- Rory McIlroy's woman -- was noticeably absent erstwhile nan golfer missed nan trim astatine The Open connected Friday, blaming his caller struggles connected his 'messy' life. 

On Day 2 of nan 152nd Open astatine Royal Troon, nan Northern Irishman faced an uphill task to make nan trim pursuing an opening 78. 

His faint hopes vanished erstwhile he covered nan first 5 holes successful 5 complete par. 

Then, following a dropped a changeable connected nan third, McIlroy ran up a triple-bogey eighth connected nan 4th aft failing to beforehand his shot much than a fewer yards from dense rough, missing nan greenish pinch his 4th and past chipping into a greenside bunker.

But, nan 35-year-old didn't rather springiness up dream astatine nan time, scooping nan shot from retired of nan bunker connected nan 14th to trim nan arrears to 12 complete par. 

Unfortunately, his efforts were a small excessively precocious arsenic his information of 75 wasn't anyplace bully capable to bring him supra nan cut. He vanished 11 over, putting him measurement down nan leaderboard. 

If there's immoderate consolation for him, Bryson DeChambeau, who pipped McIlroy to triumph nan US Open successful June, besides missed out.

McIlroy played past week successful nan Scottish Open, which his woman attended, aft a little three-week break and tied for fourth, arsenic he was was optimistic astir his shape going into nan last awesome of nan year.

But he and everyone other was thrown disconnected their plans astatine Royal Troon erstwhile nan upwind came from an other direction, arsenic it plunged McIlroy's bid to extremity his decade-long awesome drought into doubt.

While things haven't been precisely plain sailing for McIlroy connected nan play course, his backstage life seemed to besides beryllium successful turmoil until past month, erstwhile he and his woman ended divorcement proceedings.  

The mates stock a three-year-old daughter, Poppy, together. Poppy turns 4 successful September. 

News of McIlroy reconciling pinch his woman collapsed erstwhile he arrived astatine nan past awesome successful May they had revenge for divorce. 

And 2 days earlier nan US Open came nan news that divorcement proceedings were adjacent din a filing successful Palm Beach Country Florida, wherever McIlroy was competing successful nan Wells Fargo Championship.

In a connection to The Guardian successful nan UK, McIlroy said, 'There person been rumors astir my individual life recently, which is unfortunate. Responding to each rumor is simply a fool's game.

'Over nan past weeks, Erica and I person realized that our champion early was arsenic a family together. Thankfully, we person resolved our differences and look guardant to a caller beginning.'

McIlroy put retired a connection astatine nan PGA Championship confirming nan divorcement and his desire to support a difficult clip respectful and amicable. He has made nary mention of his 'messy' life successful Scotland.