Rory McIlroy says he’ll proceed to make the most of the “luxurious” of selecting his personal event schedule, even when it means lacking extra signature occasions.
The world quantity two is behind solely American Scottie Scheffler within the FedEx Cup standings earlier than this week’s closing PGA Tour occasion of the 12 months at East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta which, for the primary time since 2019, won’t see the season-long leaders profit from beginning strokes.
The five-time main winner from Northern Eire has been criticised this season for lacking three signature occasions – he didn’t play the Memorial Match, The Sentry or the RBC Heritage – in addition to the primary occasion of the play-offs, the FedEx St Jude Championship.
Whereas the 2025 PGA Tour season concludes this week, McIlroy nonetheless maintains DP World Tour commitments and will play in India and Australia, in addition to on the Irish Open, earlier than the top of the 12 months.
“I am going to all the time take a look at the schedule at first of the 12 months and see what most closely fits me and my life, and the whole lot else that I do with household or different alternatives that I am pursuing exterior of golf,” he stated.
“This 12 months that meant skipping a number of signature occasions. [Next year] I would skip much less, I would skip the identical quantity.
“The luxurious of being a PGA Tour participant is we’re free to choose and select our personal schedule for essentially the most half. I took benefit of that this 12 months and I am going to proceed to make the most of that for so long as I can.”
