Rory McIlroy claims ‘diminished’ PGA Tour should scale back events ahead of 2025 Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Rory McIlroy claims that the product of the PGA Tour has 'diminished' with the growth of LIV Golf and the rise of YouTube golf.

Rory McIlroy claims ‘diminished’ PGA Tour should scale back events ahead of 2025 Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Rory McIlroy (Image via Imago)

After making his TGL debut on Monday, Rory McIlroy will now make his 2025 PGA Tour season debut at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am event this Thursday. Ahead of this event, he made a bold claim regarding the product of the tour.

McIlroy has been a staunch supporter of the PGA Tour in recent years. He has often backed the tour on several decisions and even worked as the player-director on the tour’s policy board.

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However, with the growth of LIV Golf and the rise of YouTube golf, the North Irishman thinks that the product of the PGA Tour has been “diminished”.

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I think it already has been. You know, I think it already has been diminished… YouTube is like golf entertainment adjacent, whatever. Those guys are killing it. They found a niche and it’s really cool and it serves a purpose for a lot of people.

Rory McIlroy said

In the press conference before the event, the 4-time major champion thus pointed out that with too much golf content, fans may get ‘fatigued’. He would drop a bold suggestion to the tour and tell them to scale back some events from their schedule.

The golf consumer might get a little fatigued of everything that’s sort of available to them. So to scale it back a little bit… might not be a bad thing.

Rory McIlroy added

This year, several LIV Golf events will once again go head-to-head with the PGA Tour events. The last three events of the 54-hole circuit will be played in the United States when the FedEx Cup playoffs begin.

Apart from this four LIV events will compete directly with three signature PGA Tour events. When The Players Championship kicks off in TPC Sawgrass, LIV Golfers will be in Singapore for LIV Golf Singapore event, leading to a clash of viewership among golf fans.

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Rory McIlroy reveals his ‘three goals’ for the rest of this career

Since making his professional debut in golf, Rory McIlroy has achieved several things and claimed several wins. At the age of 35, he is one of the most accomplished golfers in the history of the game. He has now revealed what his ‘three goals’ are for the rest of his career.

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Rory McIlroy (Image via Imago)

McIlroy won four major championships in quick succession from 2011 to 2014. During this span, he won the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, and the Open Championship. However, one title that has eluded him so far is the coveted Green Jacket of the Masters Tournament.

The golfer now wants to win this Masters Tournament claim that jacket and complete the grand slam in the process. Apart from that he wants to win an Olympic medal for his country and register an away Ryder Cup win.

Winning the Masters, winning an Olympic medal and another away Ryder Cup, they are my three goals for the rest of my career.

Rory McIlroy said as per BBC

McIlroy could achieve two of the goals he mentioned this year. He could win the Masters and achieve victory with Team Europe at the Ryder Cup as the event will be played at the Bethpage course in New York this year.

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As for the Olympic medal, he will have to wait until the 2028 Los Angeles Games. In the past two editions the gold medal in golf has gone to the United States as Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler won the event in the 2020 Tokyo Games and the 2024 Paris Games respectively.