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Jay Monahan on Rory McIlroy’s schedule: ‘I don’t have any concern’

By GOLF Premium News May 29, 2025 | 9:11 PM

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan came to the defense of Rory McIlroy, whose tournament scheduling plan will leave him out of the Memorial Tournament this week and mark the third signature event he has missed this season.
“The beauty of our model is that our players have the ability to select their schedule,” Monahan told reporters on Wednesday at Muirfield Village Golf Club, site of this week’s Memorial Tournament. “What Rory McIlroy has done, I think he’s played in this tournament every year since 2017. And you look at the tournaments that he’s supported. I don’t have any concern, because you look at this on balance over time, his support of our tournaments and our partners is extraordinary.”
In addition to skipping this week’s 50th edition of the Memorial, the world’s No. 2 player also bypassed The Sentry and the RBC Heritage, both signature events.
McIlroy, 36, raised a few eyebrows by opting to skip the Memorial Tournament in favor of next week’s RBC Canadian Open.
The native of Northern Ireland has admitted to a preference of playing the week before a major championship. The Memorial Tournament and Canadian Open flipped places on the calendar this year, with the Canadian now leading directly into the June 12-15 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.
McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam by winning the Masters last month. He earned his first green jacket and fifth career major in dramatic fashion, overcoming two double bogeys in the first round and two more on Sunday before beating England’s Justin Rose in a playoff.
“Look at the season that Rory has had. He’s had a life-altering season,” Monahan said. “He’s won the Players Championship, you win the Masters Tournament, you win the (career) Grand Slam and you win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.”