Rory McIlroy is a major topic in the media these days. The experienced Northern Irish golfer and his decisions often carry strong reactions and question marks over the heads. However, McIlroy is known as a golfer who has strong opinions, firmly convinced that he is doing the right thing.
The experienced golfer decided to miss the tournament in Memphis this season, more precisely, he will not be part of the opening playoff event.
Many important figures on the golf scene have raised their voices regarding his decision, with Johnson Wagner being one of them.
Wagner is aware that changing the rules would be the only way to prevent situations like this from becoming commonplace on the golf scene.
The FedEx Cup carries enormous prestige and tradition, but it seems that some have different goals.
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Wagner does not understand the decisions of golfers like Rory, but there is no doubt that such a decision will lead to various questions and changes.
My whole thing is FedEx has been such an integral part of the PGA Tour since 2007, with the inception of the FedEx Cup. And all of those who have played the tour or currently play the tour owe them a ton for our retirement accounts, for everything that weve gotten. And Rorys a three-time champion of the FedEx Cup, you would like to see players [playing], and maybe the tour has to start mandating them, he said, as reported by The Golfing Gazette.
Unless youre injured I dont know how you could mandate that, you could come up with an injury pretty easy but if you dont play, there are no bye weeks on the PGA playoffs. If you dont play, youre out. I think thats the only way to fix it.
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The PGA leaders are now on the move
PGA Tour leaders are also not happy with the experienced golfer's decision, especially because Rory is the main face of this Tour. However, they do not have a free hand to punish him, given that Rory exploited the loopholes in the law.
There is no doubt that in the coming weeks he will consider what steps to take and prevent such things from happening in the future.
