One yr after taking part in considerably extra golf than up to now, Rory McIlroy says he’ll in the reduction of his schedule considerably in 2025.
Chatting with James Corrigan of The Telegraph, McIlroy revealed that he hopes to play in 18 or 19 occasions in 2025. Subsequent week’s DP World Tour Championship, wherein McIlroy is all however assured to win a sixth Order of Benefit, will mark his twenty seventh match on both the DP World Tour or PGA Tour this season.
“There’s a number of tournaments that I performed this yr that I don’t normally play and that I won’t play subsequent yr,” McIlroy stated to The Telegraph.
“I performed the Cognizant [Classic] in Palm Seashore Gardens, [the Valero Texas Open in] San Antonio, and the [RBC Heritage in] Hilton Head. And I’ll in all probability not play the primary playoff occasion in Memphis. I imply, I completed principally useless final there this yr and solely moved down one spot within the playoff standings.”
McIlroy started his 2024 season within the Center East, dropping to Tommy Fleetwood on the Dubai Invitational. He then bounced again with a victory on the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional, a match he’ll play once more in January 2025.
After his victory in Dubai, McIlroy started his PGA Tour schedule at Pebble Seashore after which performed in 5 extra occasions earlier than The Masters. As a part of his prep for Augusta Nationwide, McIlroy needed to play extra, not much less. However sadly for the Northern Irishman, that didn’t translate into successful the Inexperienced Jacket, one thing he has been chasing his complete profession. A win at Augusta would give McIlroy the profession grand slam.
Nonetheless, he is not going to play as a lot on the PGA Tour subsequent season, hoping to reach on the 4 majors feeling refreshed and able to go. He’ll possible make his PGA Tour season debut at Pebble Seashore once more, after which play on the Genesis Invitational at Riveria. His subsequent occasion will possible come on the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, not the Cognizant Traditional. Then, McIlroy will play The Gamers, possible his final occasion earlier than The Masters in April.
What follows after April stays to be seen, however it seems like he is not going to play within the FedEx St. Jude Championship, both. But, these developments must be no main shock. McIlroy, as a member of the Transactional Committee, is working to assist negotiate a concrete settlement with the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Funding Fund (PIF). He additionally had a whirlwind of a 2024 season, which noticed a U.S. Open heartbreak and unlucky off-the-course developments in his household life. Taking part in 27 occasions clearly takes a toll, too, so be ready to see much less of McIlroy, no more of him, in 2025.
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