Rory McIlroy will no longer replace Webb Simpson on the PGA Tour policy board and the board of directors of PGA Tour Enterprises, saying there were some on the board “that were maybe uncomfortable with me coming back on for some reason.”
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CHARLOTTE,N.C.—RoryMcIlroywillnotreturntothePGATour’spolicyboardasexpectedbecauseofotherplayerdirectors’concernsaboutbringinghimback,McIlroysaidWednesday.
McIlroy,whoresignedfromthepolicyboardonNov.14,wasexpectedtoreplaceWebbSimpsononthePGATourpolicyboardandtheboardofdirectorsofPGATourEnterprises.
“There’sbeenalotofconversations,”McIlroysaidaheadofthisweek’sWellsFargoChampionshipatQuailHollowClub.“SortofremindedmepartlywhyIdidn’t[stayontheboard].Soyeah,Ithinkitgotprettycomplicatedandprettymessy.
“Ithinkwiththewayithappened,Ithinkitopenedupsomeoldwoundsandscartissuefromthingsthathavehappenedbefore.Ithinktherewasasubsetofpeopleontheboardthatweremaybeuncomfortablewithmecomingbackonforsomereason.”
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