Rory McIlroy announces his immediate resignation from golf following…..
“Something must have happened”: Rory McIlroy reveals why he resigned from the PGA Tour Policy Council
DUBAI – That would be an exaggeration. So instead of announcing his resignation at the end of his 71st opening round of the DP World Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy expressed relief after two rather scandalous bogeys on the 651-yard final hole, an unlikely par-5 to get away with. Whatever, as is so often the case with the world No. 2 player these days, it wasn’t McIlroy’s score, four strokes off the pace, that drew so many journalists after his round, but his off-course behavior. His spat. His near-registration office. Specifically, what was behind his abrupt resignation from the PGA Tour Policy Council on Tuesday? Predictably, McIlroy said it was mostly a matter of time management.
“Something must have given,” McIlroy said. “There are only so many hours in a day and so many days in a week. There’s a lot going on in my life right now between trying to be a world-class golfer and trying to be a good husband and father,” he said. My investment portfolio is growing and more and more time is being spent on it. I am involved with TGL but out of the loop. On top of that, this year my work with the Policy Council has taken up more time than ever before. I just felt like I had to give something.
Rory McIlroy had back-to-back luck capitalizing on BRIDGE in the craziest par of 2023.
Indeed, few would argue that McIlroy, in what will likely be the peak years of his already storied career, has contributed much to the PGA Tour since joining the board in 2021. With good reason, he is clearly proud of the contribution he has made.
“I came out and spoke about what I believed in,” he said. “The announcement on June 6 (of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour) changed the environment. It was never within my control, but since then I haven’t played as much of a role because of the decisions that have been made. Over the past few weeks, a lot of time has been spent on this issue with different investment groups and meetings with various interested individuals. I’ve gotten to the point where, as much as I like being busy, I like being busy doing my own thing. And I got to the point where I just couldn’t take it all in.
It wasn’t hard to find support for McIlroy’s decision. Fellow Irishman and former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley understands why he wants to get his busy life in order. “Retirement would be good for Rory,” McGinley said. “We are in a difficult situation and it will require a lot of hard work over the coming months. Many energy. Lolly does not need when his career and his peak of his times do his best golf course. That being said, his contributions over the last few years don’t seem to have affected his performance levels – in fact, he’s been energized by it all. “I’m not surprised by what Rory did or the timing,” McGinley continued. “When he was on the board or when he was president of the PAC, the situation in golf was very different. But then he found himself in the middle of a storm: suddenly he found himself in the center of things. Thus, he was drawn into a position he did not choose or, probably, could imagine. And, as soon as the last two years have been difficult, the next three to six months are much higher. It makes sense for him to let someone else take the lead.”
McIlroy’s close friend, former Open champion Shane Lowry, was another to speak out in support of the Northern Irishman’s decision to focus his considerable energies elsewhere.
“I think Rory is right to do what he has done,” Lowry said. “Things haven’t necessarily gone his way the last few years, but I’ve spent a lot of time with him and seen what he has to do, the board meetings. On my days off, I get calls from other athletes, who want to talk to me when I go to the shooting range. To be honest, I don’t know why anyone would want to do this job.
“Something must have happened”: Rory McIlroy reveals why he resigned from the PGA Tour Policy Council
DUBAI – That would be an exaggeration. So instead of announcing his resignation at the end of his 71st opening round of the DP World Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy expressed relief after two rather scandalous bogeys on the 651-yard final hole, an unlikely par-5 to get away with. Whatever, as is so often the case with the world No. 2 player these days, it wasn’t McIlroy’s score, four strokes off the pace, that drew so many journalists after his round, but his off-course behavior. His spat. His near-registration office. Specifically, what was behind his abrupt resignation from the PGA Tour Policy Council on Tuesday? Predictably, McIlroy said it was mostly a matter of time management.
“Something must have given,” McIlroy said. “There are only so many hours in a day and so many days in a week. There’s a lot going on in my life right now between trying to be a world-class golfer and trying to be a good husband and father,” he said. My investment portfolio is growing and more and more time is being spent on it. I am involved with TGL but out of the loop. On top of that, this year my work with the Policy Council has taken up more time than ever before. I just felt like I had to give something.
Rory McIlroy had back-to-back luck capitalizing on BRIDGE in the craziest par of 2023.
Indeed, few would argue that McIlroy, in what will likely be the peak years of his already storied career, has contributed much to the PGA Tour since joining the board in 2021. With good reason, he is clearly proud of the contribution he has made.
“I came out and spoke about what I believed in,” he said. “The announcement on June 6 (of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour) changed the environment. It was never within my control, but since then I haven’t played as much of a role because of the decisions that have been made. Over the past few weeks, a lot of time has been spent on this issue with different investment groups and meetings with various interested individuals. I’ve gotten to the point where, as much as I like being busy, I like being busy doing my own thing. And I got to the point where I just couldn’t take it all in.
It wasn’t hard to find support for McIlroy’s decision. Fellow Irishman and former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley understands why he wants to get his busy life in order. “Retirement would be good for Rory,” McGinley said. “We are in a difficult situation and it will require a lot of hard work over the coming months. Many energy. Lolly does not need when his career and his peak of his times do his best golf course. That being said, his contributions over the last few years don’t seem to have affected his performance levels – in fact, he’s been energized by it all. “I’m not surprised by what Rory did or the timing,” McGinley continued. “When he was on the board or when he was president of the PAC, the situation in golf was very different. But then he found himself in the middle of a storm: suddenly he found himself in the center of things. Thus, he was drawn into a position he did not choose or, probably, could imagine. And, as soon as the last two years have been difficult, the next three to six months are much higher. It makes sense for him to let someone else take the lead.”
McIlroy’s close friend, former Open champion Shane Lowry, was another to speak out in support of the Northern Irishman’s decision to focus his considerable energies elsewhere.
“I think Rory is right to do what he has done,” Lowry said. “Things haven’t necessarily gone his way the last few years, but I’ve spent a lot of time with him and seen what he has to do, the board meetings. On my days off, I get calls from other athletes, who want to talk to me when I go to the shooting range. To be honest, I don’t know why anyone would want to do this job.
“Something must have happened”: Rory McIlroy reveals why he resigned from the PGA Tour Policy Council
DUBAI – That would be an exaggeration. So instead of announcing his resignation at the end of his 71st opening round of the DP World Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy expressed relief after two rather scandalous bogeys on the 651-yard final hole, an unlikely par-5 to get away with. Whatever, as is so often the case with the world No. 2 player these days, it wasn’t McIlroy’s score, four strokes off the pace, that drew so many journalists after his round, but his off-course behavior. His spat. His near-registration office. Specifically, what was behind his abrupt resignation from the PGA Tour Policy Council on Tuesday? Predictably, McIlroy said it was mostly a matter of time management.
“Something must have given,” McIlroy said. “There are only so many hours in a day and so many days in a week. There’s a lot going on in my life right now between trying to be a world-class golfer and trying to be a good husband and father,” he said. My investment portfolio is growing and more and more time is being spent on it. I am involved with TGL but out of the loop. On top of that, this year my work with the Policy Council has taken up more time than ever before. I just felt like I had to give something.
Rory McIlroy had back-to-back luck capitalizing on BRIDGE in the craziest par of 2023.
Indeed, few would argue that McIlroy, in what will likely be the peak years of his already storied career, has contributed much to the PGA Tour since joining the board in 2021. With good reason, he is clearly proud of the contribution he has made.
“I came out and spoke about what I believed in,” he said. “The announcement on June 6 (of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour) changed the environment. It was never within my control, but since then I haven’t played as much of a role because of the decisions that have been made. Over the past few weeks, a lot of time has been spent on this issue with different investment groups and meetings with various interested individuals. I’ve gotten to the point where, as much as I like being busy, I like being busy doing my own thing. And I got to the point where I just couldn’t take it all in.
It wasn’t hard to find support for McIlroy’s decision. Fellow Irishman and former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley understands why he wants to get his busy life in order. “Retirement would be good for Rory,” McGinley said. “We are in a difficult situation and it will require a lot of hard work over the coming months. Many energy. Lolly does not need when his career and his peak of his times do his best golf course. That being said, his contributions over the last few years don’t seem to have affected his performance levels – in fact, he’s been energized by it all. “I’m not surprised by what Rory did or the timing,” McGinley continued. “When he was on the board or when he was president of the PAC, the situation in golf was very different. But then he found himself in the middle of a storm: suddenly he found himself in the center of things. Thus, he was drawn into a position he did not choose or, probably, could imagine. And, as soon as the last two years have been difficult, the next three to six months are much higher. It makes sense for him to let someone else take the lead.”
McIlroy’s close friend, former Open champion Shane Lowry, was another to speak out in support of the Northern Irishman’s decision to focus his considerable energies elsewhere.
“I think Rory is right to do what he has done,” Lowry said. “Things haven’t necessarily gone his way the last few years, but I’ve spent a lot of time with him and seen what he has to do, the board meetings. On my days off, I get calls from other athletes, who want to talk to me when I go to the shooting range. To be honest, I don’t know why anyone would want to do this job.