Rory McIlroy to skip PGA Tour events despite $3 | Golf News

Rory McIlroy has disclosed his intentions to scale back his match commitments in 2025, probably skipping a competitors that beforehand value him a hefty $3 million wonderful for non-attendance in 2023.

The world’s third-ranked golfer is decided to take part solely in tournaments he enjoys as he approaches 20 years on the PGA Tour. McIlroy was closely penalized for his late withdrawal from the RBC Heritage final yr.

The match, one of the PGA’s ‘signature events’ scheduled for the week following the Masters, is no longer obligatory, permitting the Northern Irishman the option to bypass it again if he so chooses. At 35, he believes it’s a necessity to restrict his match participation and keep away from the “hard slog” of coming into up to 30 events.

“There’s a few tournaments that I played this year that I don’t usually play and that I might not play next year,” McIlroy shared with the Daily Telegraph.

He talked about the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, the Texas Open in San Antonio, and the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head as potential omissions. He additionally hinted at probably skipping the primary playoff occasion in Memphis.

“I mean, I finished basically dead last there this year [tied for 68 in a 70-man field], and only moved down one spot in the playoff standings.”

“Well, at this point in my career… Hey, I’m 35 and have been out here for 17, 18 years, so I’m just going to go to the places that I enjoy and where I play well. Look I’ve done the hard slog, I’ve done that sort of 25 to 30 events a year. And I’m not getting any younger.”

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A yr has handed since McIlroy was slapped with a hefty wonderful for skipping the RBC Heritage match, but he stood by his selection, explaining: “We certainly have our minimums, we obviously signed up for this designated-event series this year. I obviously knew the consequences that could come with missing one of those. It was an easy decision, but I felt like if that fine or whatever is to happen was worth that for me in order to get some things in place.”

Recently, McIlroy disclosed that he is been honing his swing in a studio, prioritizing his bodily kind over ball trajectory as he chases the elusive subsequent main title after a ten-year hole.