Brooks Koepka plays 'mind games' with Rory McIlroy by posting photo of his bikini-clad wife Jena Sims just MINUTES after rival filed for divorce... as fans joke: 'Timing is everything'

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 shock breakup news was reported, Koepka paid tribute to his wife, Jena Sims, with a sizzling social media snap.

'So proud of you @jenamsims,' he captioned a photo of the model wearing an animal print bikini from her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit shoot, which dropped today. 

'Amazing to see what hard work can do! I love you!' he added. 

Fans were quick to jump in the comments, theorizing that Koepka shared the post to get in his rival's head before the 2024 PGA Championship. 

Brooks Koepka paid tribute to his wife, Jena Sims, with a sizzling social media snap

He posted a photo of the model in a bikini from her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit shoot

'well well well he saw the divorce files,' one person wrote.

'Let the mind games begin,' another chimed in. 

'Oh he’s trying to get in Rory’s head early,' a third person wrote.

'this could just fuel rory more...' another suggested. 

The Northern Irish PGA Tour star filed divorce from his American wife in a Florida court Monday. 

Fans are convinced the American golfer was playing 'mind games' with rival Rory McIlroy

'Oh he’s trying to get in Rory’s head early,' one person commented on Koepka's post

He confirmed the split in a brief statement via his team Tuesday. 

'Rory McIlroy's communications team confirmed today that a divorce has been filed,' McIlroy's manager, Sean O'Flaherty, began. 'They stressed Rory's desire to ensure this difficult time is as respectful and amicable as possible.'

Court documents filed in Palm Beach County, which were obtained by DailyMail.com, stated that their marriage was 'irretrievably broken'. 

McIlroy filed for divorce from wife Erica Stoll in a Florida court ahead of the PGA Championship

The Northern Irishman and Stoll tied the knot in 2017 after a fairytale meeting in 2012

The couple share a three-year-old daughter Poppy, who was born in 2020

The couple, who welcomed daughter Poppy Kennedy in 2020, tied the knot in 2017 after a fairytale meeting at the 2012 Ryder Cup. 

Stoll was working for the PGA when she met McIlroy, whose career earnings total nearly $87million. 

The petition for divorce states that the pair had signed a prenuptial agreement. However, the details of the arrangement have not been divulged.  

McIlroy and Koepka will meet later this week at the PGA Championship, the second major of the year.