{"id":612386,"date":"2026-04-29T02:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/612386\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:10:13","slug":"rory-mcilroys-latest-dramatic-golf-decision-has-fans-believing-pga-is-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/612386\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy’s latest dramatic golf decision has fans believing PGA is ‘broken’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rory McIlroy has decided to sit out next week’s Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral, making it the second \u00a316 million Signature Event in a row that the Northern Irishman has chosen to miss this season.<\/p>\n

It’s a bold move from golf’s most recognisable face, particularly given his incredible recent form.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old completed the career Grand Slam at Augusta last year and successfully defended his Masters title just weeks ago, cementing his status as the sport’s dominant force.<\/p>\n

Yet despite being at the peak of his powers, McIlroy has opted against competing in Miami, sparking plenty of debate among fans about what this means for the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

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Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from next week’s Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral<\/p>\n

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The reaction from golf fans has been swift, with many questioning whether the PGA Tour’s current setup is fit for purpose.<\/p>\n

“Rory can play when he likes. This is what the PGA Tour has become,” one supporter commented.<\/p>\n

Another fan put it more bluntly: “It is the only major sports organisation in which its star players don’t have to compete on a regular basis.”<\/p>\n

Some have called for urgent changes, with one writing: “The players have run too long on their leash and the game is broken \u2013 too much player $ for not enough sponsor commitment and charity benefit. FIX IT!”<\/p>\n

Others questioned the rules themselves, asking: “What happened to only being allowed to skip one signature event a year?”<\/p>\n

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Rory McIlroy won The Masters earlier this month for the second time in a row<\/p>\n

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REUTERS<\/p>\n

The scheduling has certainly played a part in McIlroy’s thinking.<\/p>\n

Having two Signature Events running back-to-back immediately before the PGA Championship means top players would face three consecutive weeks of competition \u2013 something McIlroy clearly wants to avoid.<\/p>\n

“The PGA Tour needs to sort its schedule out,” one fan noted, highlighting how this calendar crunch affects participation.<\/p>\n

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McIlroy isn’t alone in giving Miami a miss, either.<\/p>\n

Xander Schauffele, Bob MacIntyre, Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick are all expected to skip the event as well.<\/p>\n

Most professionals typically play between 22 and 26 tournaments annually, balancing performance demands with rest \u2013 and it seems the timing before a major simply doesn’t work for many of the game’s biggest names.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy has decided to sit out next week’s Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral, making it the second…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":612387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,6082,1500,1079,99,242733],"class_list":["post-612386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-sgg","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-us-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}