Rory McIlroy gives the real reasons why he's resigned from PGA Tour policy board

Rory McIlroy explains why he has decided to remove his seat from the PGA Tour table.

16 Nov 2023

Rory McIlroy gives the real reasons why he has resigned from PGA Tour policy board — Rory McIlroy gives the real reasons why he has resigned from PGA Tour…

Rory McIlroy has revealed a number of reasons as to why he has stepped away from the PGA Tour policy board this week following the first round of the DP World Tour Championship.

McIlroy, 34, has seemingly agreed with the five reasons we suggested as to why he was walking away from the PGA Tour's board.

The World No.2 confirmed he has decided to remove his seat from the PGA Tour table as a result of wanting to focus more on his game heading into 2024.

McIlroy had served on the PGA Tour policy board for a period of five years, and most recently two years as a player director.

But after confirming he was not enjoying his position any longer, McIlroy called time on the role ahead of the DP World Tour season finale this week.

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McIlroy also wants to spend more time with his wife Erica and young daughter Poppy, as well as put more time into his growing investment portfolio that also includes the emergence of his new tech-infused TGL with Tiger Woods in early 2024.

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Speaking to the media after carding a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, the Northern Irishman gave reasons for his exit from the PGA Tour policy board.

McIlroy said:

"Yeah, I just think I've got a lot going on in my life between my golf game, my family and my growing investment portfolio, my involvement in TGL, and I just felt like something had to give. I just didn't feel like I could commit the time and the energy into doing that.

"I don't mind being busy, but I just like being busy doing my own stuff. Something had to give and there's guys that are on that board that are spending a lot more time and a lot more energy on it than I am. It's in good hands and I felt like it was the right time to step off."

McIlroy finds himself four strokes off the pace heading into the second round of the DP World Tour Championship.

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Julien Gurrier, Matthieu Pavon and Nicolai Hojgaard find themselves out in front on 5-under par.

European Ryder Cup stars Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland are two strokes back on 3-under par.

Defending champion Jon Rahm finished bogey-bogey to fall back to level par.

McIlroy will look to complete the career grand slam at The Masters in April 2024.

Despite being a four-time major champion, McIlroy has not won a major since the 2014 US PGA Championship.

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