Rory McIlroy reveals gripe with PGA Tour on eve of second men's major of 2025

Rory McIlroy admits he is not a big fan of the PGA Tour scheduling some of its lucrative signature events directly the week after the majors. 

There are eight signature events on the PGA Tour this season.

Six of them have already come and gone with the latest the $20m Truist Championship won by Sepp Straka last week. 

Only two of the eight signature events take place the week after the majors.

And McIlroy isn't a fan of that at all. 

The RBC Heritage was staged at Harbour Town Golf Links straight after The Masters.

McIlroy of course won The Masters to become just the sixth player in the history of the men's game to complete the career grand slam. 

And he chose to bypass the RBC Heritage.

But he was going to do that anyway regardless of whether he won at Augusta National. 

McIlroy has rarely favoured adding the Hilton Head event to his PGA Tour schedule. 

The only other time this season when a signature event falls straight off the back of a major is after the US Open with the Travelers Championship.

McIlroy, has however, already committed himself to compete in that tournament at TPC River Highlands from June 19-22.

Last week's Truist Championship was contested the week before this week's PGA Championship, golf's second major of the season at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler decided to bypass the Truist Championship to focus on his preparations for a first career win at the PGA.

McIlroy, however, chose to play in the tournament. 

In the eyes of McIlroy, he has no issue playing Signature Events before the week of a major.

He just doesn't fancy them after one. 

"Before, I'm all for," said McIlroy, when pressed on the subject at the Truist Championship.

"After, I wouldn't -- I'm not a huge fan of it, but there's only so many weeks in the year.

"I really like playing the week before if it makes sense. I think, again, this week was a great indication of where my game is and what I need to think about and what I need to work on going into next week. 

"But the weeks after majors are tough."

McIlroy has admitted at multiple points this season that he intends to heavily cut down his playing schedule, at least compared to previous years.

Along with stepping away from the PGA Tour board, something he spoke glowingly about earlier last week, McIlroy has wanted to free up more time for himself to better focus on his golf game and to spend more time with his wife Erica and daughter Poppy. 

So far, that plan of attack is working for McIlroy in 2025.

The World No.2 has won three times so far this season with big wins at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, The Players and The Masters. 

McIlroy revealed he didn't have his best stuff at the Truist but that he felt like things got progressively better over the weekend.

He now heads to Quail Hollow Club, a venue he has won the Truist a record four times. 

"I think I'm in a good place," said McIlroy.

"I didn't feel like I played all that well this week, I still finished seventh. Even my -- what I feel is my bad golf, I'm still there or thereabouts.

"A couple little improvements and little tweaks, especially going to a place I love like Quail Hollow, and I feel like I'm in a really good spot."