The four-time major champion has a lot of thoughts on the state of pro golf but said “we shouldn’t try to dumb down golf to appeal to more people.”

McIlroy makes his season debut on the U.S.-based circuit this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, one of the tour’s $20 million signature events. It’s a big week—or at least it’s supposed to be, with a limited field of 80 players that includes 45 of the top 50 in the world playing one of the most iconic courses on the planet.

Rory McIlroy has suggested that the PGA Tour could scale back the number of tournaments it stages each year in order to combat “fatigue” among golf’s fanbase.

Rory McIlroy said Tuesday he understands how the golf consumer might be fatigued with all the different forms of the game that now exist and even suggested lessening the number of events on the PGA Tour could help.

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Rory McIlroy suggests new idea to revitalise PGA Tour with NFL-style schedule - McIlroy believes that the scarcity value of holding fewer events may prevent fatigue among fans

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The Tour makes its annual winter visit to Pebble Beach and the season’s second signature event will feature top stars making their debuts. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is finally playing following a holiday kitchen hand injury and No.

Scottie Scheffler has not played since winning the Hero World Challenge in December after suffering an injury on Christmas Day, but he will return next week at Pebble Beach

Scheffler and Spieth are making their first starts of 2025 following injury, whilst Schauffele misses for a third straight week as he recovers from a rib injury