Home » Rory McIlroy thinks the PGA Tour could copy the NFL and have fewer events in a season

Rory McIlroy thinks the PGA Tour could copy the NFL and have fewer events in a season

Rory McIlroy has suggested that the PGA Tour could scale back the number of tournaments it stages each year in order to combat “fatigue” among golf’s fanbase.

RoryMcIlroyhassuggestedthatthePGATourcouldscalebackthenumberoftournamentsitstageseachyearinordertocombat“fatigue”amonggolf’sfanbase. SpeakingaheadoftheAT&TPebbleBeachPro-Am,whichteesoffonThursday,McIlroyreflectedonthestateofgolfandhowitcouldbecomemoreappealingtoconsumers,especiallywithanumberofdifferentcompetitionsnowavailable. ThiscomesadayaftertheNorthernIrishmanwasplayinginthenewlyformedTomorrow’sGolfLeague(TGL),astadium-basedeventco-foundedbyhimselfandTigerWoods.Thecompetitionseesgolfershitteeandapproachshotsintoasimulatorbeforemovingtoareal-lifegreenatthecenterofthevenue. “Icanseewhenthegolfconsumermightgetalittlefatiguedofeverythingthat’savailabletothem,”McIlroytoldreportersatPebbleBeachonTuesday.“Sotoscale(thePGATour)backalittlebitandmaybehavealittlemorescarcityinsomeofthestuffthatwedo,liketheNFL,mightn’tbeabadthi