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Rory McIlroy Makes Controversial £15m Decision After PGA Tour Rule Change
SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AUG 2 – Rory McIlroy, ranked second in FedEx Cup standings, skips Memphis playoff event to reduce schedule and focus on later tournaments, despite $3.6 million winner's prize.
- The PGA Tour’s field list released Friday set the opening FedEx Cup playoff at 69 competitors at TPC Southwind on August 7th, 2025, without Rory McIlroy.
- After vowing to start fewer events, McIlroy said he would skip the St. Jude Championship, which he previously indicated he wouldn’t play this year.
- With Seventy men qualifying for the first playoff round, McIlroy’s ranking guarantees direct entry into the BMW Championship without competing.
- The PGA Tour altered the FedEx Cup format ahead of the playoffs, allowing McIlroy to skip the first event while maintaining a high ranking, as the Tour Championship now starts all players at even par.
- From August 14, McIlroy plans to rejoin the BMW Championship and is guaranteed a spot in the Tour Championship starting August 21.
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Rory McIlroy to Miss Playoff Opener in Memphis
With the first event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup set to begin next week, one of the biggest names in golf was notably absent from the list of competitors ready to tee off. The 69-man list for the 2025 St. Jude Championship lacked World No. 2, Rory McIlroy as a player.While this may come as a surprise to some, in November 2024 McIlroy spoke to The Telegraph on his likely absence from the event.“I’ll probably not play the first playoff event in Me…
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