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.

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.”

Rory McIlroy is cutting back on the number of PGA Tour events in which he’ll compete this year. He wouldn’t mind seeing the tour make more cuts of its own, including the number of tournaments it conducts.

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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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

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy make their 2025 PGA Tour debuts at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which has the best field so far this golf season.

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

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am field is set with the passing of the PGA Tour tournament entry deadline. The field is set for this Signature FedEx Cup event, played at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach,