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.
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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