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Before country singer Garth Brooks<\/strong><\/a> tied the knot with current wife Trisha Yearwood<\/strong><\/a> in 2005, he was married to ex-wife Sandy Mahl<\/strong> for more than a decade. But who is Sandy, and why did their marriage come to an end? Plus, are the exes on good terms today?\n<\/p>\n Sandy is a songwriter who helped cowrite Garth\u2019s tune \u201cI\u2019ve Got A Good Thing Going\u201d from his debut album, as well as his 1993 hit \u201cThat Summer.\u201d The Oklahoma native is also the cofounder of a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center called Wild Heart Ranch, according to Wide Open Country<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Garth and Sandy met in a bar near Oklahoma State University, where he studied on a track scholarship and competed in the javelin. Sandy was also a student at the college at the time. The couple went on to tie the knot in May 1986, when Sandy was 21 years old and Garth was 24 years old.<\/p>\n Garth welcomed daughter<\/a> Taylor Mayne Pearl<\/strong> in 1992, followed by daughter August Anna<\/strong> in 1994. The former couple had their third daughter, Allie Colleen Brooks<\/strong>, in 1996.<\/p>\n Garth announced in October 2000 that he and Sandy were getting divorced after 14 years of marriage. \u201cSandy and I both agree that we need to get divorced,\u201d he told Billboard<\/em> magazine at the time, per Yahoo Music<\/em><\/a>. \u201cRight now, we\u2019re focusing on the impact it will have on the children and how to handle that best, to remain parents even if we don\u2019t remain husband and wife.\u201d<\/p>\n Garth filed for divorce on November 6, 2000, and the filing revealed that he and Sandy had separated in March 1999. The divorce was later finalized in December 2001, with Sandy reportedly receiving $125 million as a settlement, per Hello! Magazine<\/em><\/a>. It became one of the most expensive celebrity divorces in history.<\/p>\n Sandy revealed in the 2019 documentary Garth Brooks: The Road I\u2019m On<\/em> that Garth\u2019s fame led to their divorce. \u201cPeople constantly wanting your attention and yanking and pulling on him,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019d be gone eight to 10 weeks at a time. He\u2019d come home, and there would be No. 1 parties, or shows, or CMAs, or ACMs, American Music Awards, so it was constantly going. But we both grew apart really, really quickly. I don\u2019t think either of us had stopped to think about how this would change our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n Garth and Sandy continued to coparent their daughters after their divorce, and they seemed to maintain a good friendship. In fact, the \u201cFriends in Low Places\u201d singer gushed about Sandy after hearing her comments in his documentary.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat really surprised me was Sandy, the girls\u2019 mom. She was phenomenal,\u201d he told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a>. \u201c[I was] gone so much on the road [during our marriage], there were things I guess she was [trying to tell] me that I didn\u2019t hear until this biography. It\u2019s rare you get to hear the other side. I just saw her and I think I hugged her harder than I ever have now that I know things that either I didn\u2019t hear or that she didn\u2019t say until now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho Is Garth Brooks\u2019 Ex-Wife Sandy Mahl?<\/h2>\n
When Did Garth Brooks Marry Sandy Mahl?<\/h2>\n
Do Garth Brooks and Sandy Mahl Have Kids?<\/h2>\n
Why Did Garth Brooks and Sandy Mahl Get Divorced?<\/h2>\n
Are Garth Brooks and Sandy Mahl Friends?<\/h2>\n