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Rory McIlroy to skip first playoff event

Webb Simpson downplays Rory McIlroy skipping St. Jude Championship in FedEx Cup Playoffs
While many on the PGA Tour have raised eyebrows this week following Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs at the St. Jude Championship, one player director on the Tour board isn't sounding the alarm on protocol changes.
Is Rory McIlroy playing this week to start PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs?
Rory McIlroy said months ago he might skip the first FedEx Cup playoff event in Memphis this year. Did he follow through? Here's the latest update:
Is PGA Tour planning to implement a 'Rory McIlroy rule' so players can't skip playoffs?
Rory McIlroy is skipping the FedEx St. Jude Championship and one PGA Tour board member is 'very concerned' & efforts being made to close the loophole
PGA Tour vet 'very concerned' as Rory McIlroy skips first leg of FedEx Cup Playoffs at St. Jude Championship
In an effort to reduce his overall workload on the season, Masters champion Rory McIlroy decided not to play in this week's St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. As such, the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs will run with 69 of the top 70 players in the world -- McIlroy the lone missing piece from the start of the three-week postseason.
FedEx Cup Playoffs…without Rory McIlroy?
Afterward, the top 30 will board the plane again to tee off on the first tee at the now legendary East Lake Golf Club to decide, first and foremost, who will lift the Tour Championship trophy and the FedEx trophy,
Rory McIlroy’s playoffs skip isn’t a problem that needs solving
Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the FedEx Cup Playoffs opener has caused a stir, but talk of a 'Rory Rule' misses the bigger picture.
Rory McIlroy's controversial decision leaves PGA Tour 'very concerned'
Seventy players qualified for the first round of the playoffs at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, but only 69 will tee it up at TPC Southwind this week.
Rory McIlroy to skip first playoff event, will not play in FedEx St. Jude Championship
The FedEx St. Jude Championship will have a very notable absence next week. Rory McIlroy to skip the FedEx Cup event at TPC Southwind.
Why you won’t see Rory McIlroy at the FedEx Cup Playoffs opener
Rory McIlroy is the only eligible player skipping next week's FedEx Cup Playoffs opener. Here's why his decision shouldn't be surprising.
Why is Rory McIlroy not in 2025 St. Jude Championship field as FedEx Cup Playoffs begin in Memphis?
Though the FedEx Cup Playoffs begin next week in Memphis, Tennessee, the No. 2 golfer in the world will not be part of the field. Rory McIlroy's name was absent Friday from the 69-man list of competitors for the 2025 St.
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