Rory McIlroy intends to take an axe to his 2025 schedule and the bad news for the PGA Tour is that the world No 3 may skip not only one of the $20 million ‘Signature Events’ but also the opening tournament in the FedEx Cup, the play-off series that is the cornerstone of the circuit’s calendar.
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RoryMcIlroyshowsoffhistweakedswingatYasLinksonThursday–GettyImages/FadelSennaRoryMcIlroyintendstotakeanaxetohis2025scheduleandthebadnewsforthePGATouristhattheworldNo3mayskipnotonlyoneofthe$20million‘SignatureEvents’butalsotheopeningtournamentintheFedExCup,theplay-offseriesthatisthecornerstoneofthecircuit’scalendar.
TheNorthernIrishmanmadetherevelationhereatYasLinksonThursdayafterthefirstroundoftheHSBCAbuDhabiChampionship.Nextweek’sDPWorldTourChampionshipinDubai,whereMcIlroywillalmostcertainlypickuphissixthorderofmerittitle,willbehis27thcompetitiveappearanceoftheyearandheplans toreducethistoasfewas18or19–ahugecutbackofuptoathird.
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