Rory McIlroy set to drastically cut participation in 2025 after 'post-US Open hangover'

The 2024 PGA Tour season has come to an end, and Rory McIlroy is ready to take a break. McIlroy has played a total of 22 events this year, 20 on the PGA Tour and 2 on the DP World Tour.

With his DP World Tour season yet to come to an end, McIlroy could play as many as 24 to 25 events this year. For the 2025 season, the Northern Irishman could look at reducing his workload by 7 to 9 tournaments. Speaking after the Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy highlighted his plans for the year (via NUCLR Golf, a Golf X Account):

"It's been a long season and I'm going to just have to think about trying to build in a few extra breaks here and there next year and going forward because I felt like I hit a bit of a wall sort of post-US Open and still feel a little bit of that hangover."

He added:

“I'm usually sort of like a 22 (events) sort of person. But again, that was when I was sort of in my 20s and didn't have the responsibilities that I do now. I'm going to try to cut it back to like 18 or 20 a year going forward, I think."

Rory McIlroy tied for 9th place at the end of the FedEx Cup playoffs alongside Shane Lowry and Hideki Matsuyama.

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Rory McIlroy 2024 PGA Tour season- A recap

Rory McIlroy began his 2024 PGA Tour season with a T66 finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Tournament. He came third at the Valero Texas Open, and then went on to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Shane Lowry. He followed it up with a win at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Following is Rory McIlroy's 2024 PGA Tour season:

• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - T66
• The Genesis Invitational - T24
• Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches - T21
• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard - T21
• THE PLAYERS Championship - T19
• Valero Texas Open - 3
• Masters Tournament - T22
• RBC Heritage - T33
• Zurich Classic of New Orleans - P1
• Wells Fargo Championship - 1
• PGA Championship - T12
• RBC Canadian Open - T4
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday - T15
• U.S. Open - 2
• Genesis Scottish Open - T4
• The Open Championship - CUT
• Men’s Olympic Golf Competition - T5
• FedEx St. Jude Championship - T68
• BMW Championship - T11
• TOUR Championship - T9

McIlroy however, did not get a Major victory this year, coming agonisingly close at the US Open. He lost to Bryson DeChambeau and still remains in search for his first Major victory in over a decade.