Golf Today examines Rory McIlroy’s decision to skip the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship before highlighting how the FedExCup Playoff could improve its rules and structure.
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19 Comments
I really don't think anyone cares about him not being there. How is this? Any different than other professional sports? Were the top seeds get first round bys?.
Who cares , talk about the Ryder cup
Positive incentives are intelligent, negative are ham fisted. Don't randomly hamper people for doing chosing to NOT compete. A smart person would realize the incentives probably aren't there for the player to see the event as a necessity
Sounds like the same idiots who run Nascar are now in charge of the PGA…
Rory took the week off so he could go spectate LIV 😂
Golf is not a "product," you philistines.
Playoffs need to be match play. And until the PGA tour does not understand that this will keep happening. Also no starting strokes is worse than the old format
Sorry, boys.I'm watching live golf before.I'm watching ricky fowler and the rest of those bums
People in the US are not watching LIV, but outside the US people do watch LIV. LIV brings great players all over the world. Something the PGA Tour doesn't. It is all about being able to see your heroes in real life. And not everybody wants or can go to the US.
Believe it or not Rory should be able to play when and where he wants to play. PGA screwed him in so many ways. They helped steal his joy of the game. Using him as a mascot then back dooring him. Do your thing Rory, you owe them nothing. Play for the love of golf and the fans.
Rory is the biggest DB on tour. He blasts LIV then advocates for smaller fields and no cut tourneys. Skips more Signature events than anyone. THIS IS THE PLAYOFFS. Unless you’re injured, you play. You know how many kids parents bought them tickets cause Rory was playing. Let’s not forget him blasting LIV about growing the game comments. What does he do to grow the game besides skipping big tournaments. I won’t even get into his personal life and treatment of Caroline Wozniacki. It’s just another example of why he is a DB.
I agree match play
I don't want to see match play . The guy who shoots the lowest after 4 rounds should win . This isn't the NFL .
The media will always create controversy where there really isn't any. This is case in point…
I was the locker room attendance at TPC Southwind and can say the management is very forceful upon players media and gratification requirements. Poor management that’s all about money.
Very strong female influence named Charlotte really makes this club fail.
Will somebody else get the spot for st Jude?
Rory is going to retire really soon……..
Rory is the only non-LIV golfer that is actually playing of a global schedule this year with him playing Scotland/Ireland/England/US/Middle East and later this year Aus and India.
But no… let’s worry about the FedEx Cup. 😂 so when the majority of the PGA Tour golfers barely play between the tour championship and the Ryder Cup in New York Rory is gonna be putting in shifts all over the world playing his best Golf and yet we are criticising the man?
He was right to stop talking to you fools this summer 😂😂😂
Golf is such an individual sport, does anyone actually care about a championship etc, I don't think so. We just watch each tournament to see who wins, then the points at the end reflects the best golfer. Who cares about all this stuff