Three-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy returns to East Lake for his 12th TOUR Championship appearance, carrying the longest active streak of qualifications on the PGA TOUR. In this wide-ranging press conference, McIlroy shares candid insights into the new FedExCup format, the condensed Signature Event schedule, and what it means to return as a Masters champion.
Key highlights:
Thoughts on the new TOUR Championship format and why he didn’t hate the starting strokes
Reflections on balancing Signature Events, family, and career
Emotional plans to revisit Augusta as a Masters champion
Memorable moments with his green jacket and what it symbolizes
A fresh take on the state of top-tier golf and player longevity
🔥 Can Rory cap off 2025 with another FedExCup title?
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21 Comments
No way he can beat Scottie right now
SINCE THE MASTERS, RORY DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE THE "KILLER" OUTLOOK….. WITH HIS RECORD AND MONEY WHO WOULD BLAME HIM…..
How many times did he say “you know”
“You know” no Rory we don’t fucking know
In last weeks BMW event, Scottie Scheffler said he’s been practicing grinding doing everything he can to get his golf game to where he’s comfortable with it. RORY said he took three weeks off and hardly touched the club the work ethic or grinding speaks for the results that occurred.
i cant stand this guy
Rory has made his bank and is living by his rules now. He hates the media and their generally repetitive questions
I hope Rory wins this week. Next year he should play far less in the states . He’ll be 37 next year with him a full schedule on DP World tour I can see him playing less than 10
Events on PGA tour.
Such a beautiful golf course but the premise of the pgatour tour championship and fedex cup is a joke. The real end to the fedex cup was last week. Scheffler was #1 in a points, and he won. If you want to have a tournament with the top 30 this week, then great … call it something else and let them play.
For 10 million, I would be playing my guts out!!!😊😊
Yeah…!
Use points to crown a regular season champ. Top 70 have points wiped clean and they play the first playoff leg. Bottom 20 finishers are cut at the end of the week, and the top 50 have their strokes from THAT tournament carry over into the next week. Do this until the very end and crown the playoff champ. You can even give trophies away at each stop (like conference championships in the NFL) if you want.
Very smart. He matched his attire with the advertising 😎
Good Luck this weekend Rory
This might be my favorite Rory presser ever.
It should be built on points if you call it end of the year race. If you want to treat it like the nfl playoffs you start at 70 and nobody can skip any playoff event.
He stood up for scottie scheffler that says a lot about his character
How many formats of play are there?
I think it should be a different format every year then ,plain ans simple ,no more controversy,
Myself I would like to see a team match, then the winning team takes on each other ,18 holes, final day ,that would be very entertaining for fans
Rank number 1 is partner with rank 30, rank 2 with rank 29,rank 3 with 27 ,and so on,that would be sick😊
Such a class act – win it all my man!
Rory is a joke. He missed the first event of the FedEx playoffs and got dusty by Scottie on Thursday and Friday by 7 strokes last week. That's what he gets for not respecting this event. Rory's not winning this wknd. He'll be lucky to finish in the top 10.
matchplay would be soooo great!