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 believes there are “definitely too many” events on the current PGA Tour schedule and is concerned that golf fans may become “fatigued” by the multitude of options now available to watch.

The experienced golfer reflected on the predictions of the media and experts regarding the view of the world of golf in the next 5 years, considering such predictions to be correct when it comes to media rights. Rory McIlroy stresses that a lot will depend on media rights.

LIV Golf has agreed a deal with the sport's leading YouTuber, Rick Shiels, ahead of the 2025 season opener in Riyadh next month.

Rory McIlroy believes that the best way to stop slow play on the PGA Tour would be to have smaller playing fields at events. The four-time major winner will make his PGA season debut at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week as he looks to begin 2025 with a big win.

Rory McIlroy will make his first PGA Tour appearance of the season this week at Pebble Beach and ahead of the event has called on the PGA Tour to scale back its schedule

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 has announced he will play significantly less golf this year - with the majority of the cuts set to be made on the PGA Tour in a blow for the organisation