Curly-haired golf star, Rory McIlroy has dumped his blonde tennis-star girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki. It’s fair to say that she is in a different league to him, but at the same time, he does have the means to aim high..

This, from metro:

Rory McIlroy has left tennis star girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki feeling ‘devastated’ after dumping her, reportedly in an attempt to regain his position as the world’s best golfer.

McIlroy has struggled to maintain the high standards which enabled him to win the US Open in 2011 and the US PGA last year while dating the former world No.1 from Denmark.

The 24-year-old from Northern Ireland has managed just one top ten finish this season and critics have blamed his romance with Wozniacki.

The pair were reported to have broken up in the summer only to rekindle their relationship with former world No.1 Wozniacki describing McIlroy as her ‘ideal boyfriend’.

Golf legend Gary Player, the South African who won nine majors during an illustrious career, told McIlroy earlier this year that his celebrity relationship was harming his game.

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Rory McIlroy is number 21 on Forbes’ list of Highest Paid Athletes, with $29.6 million in total earnings, as of June this year. Tiger Woods is number one at $78 million.

Here’s a video of Caroline modelling her underwear range. Below that, we’ve put together a little gallery – to understand what Rory has said goodbye to.