Sandy Mahl is the ex-wife of country singer Garth Brooks. Brooks and Mahl married in 1986. The couple were college sweethearts who attended Oklahoma State University together. Mahl reportedly met Brooks while he was working as a bouncer in a bar. Brooks and Mahl moved to Nashville, Tennessee, one year after they married.http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_02-12-2006/Garth_Brooks
Mahl and Brooks were divorced in 2001. They have three children and share custody. Brooks married fellow country singer Trisha Yearwood in 2005.http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_02-12-2006/Garth_Brooks