Rory McIlroy is planning to retain key DP World Tour occasions as a part of his schedule subsequent 12 months whereas decreasing his PGA Tour commitments after an intense 2024.
This week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, the place McIlroy is poised to win his sixth Race to Dubai title, marks the twenty seventh and ultimate occasion of the world quantity three’s season.
“If I can trim it right down to 22 or 23, that can be good for me in the long term,” the four-time main winner from Northern Eire instructed BBC Sport in an interview that can be aired in full on Radio 5 Dwell from 20:30 GMT on Wednesday.
“I’ve to recollect I am 35, I am knocking on a bit of bit – I’ve the gray hairs to show it.
“At 35, I have been on tour for 17 or 18 years, I am not slowing down however I simply should handle myself and my physique a bit of bit extra.”
McIlroy instructed the Daily Telegraph, external final week that to assist meet these ambitions he’s planning to overlook one of many PGA Tour’s $20m ‘signature occasions’ and the primary occasion of the end-of-season FedEx Cup play-offs.
In his BBC interview, he insisted: “I am not going to overlook these tournaments within the Center East, I am not going to overlook Wentworth, the Irish Open or the Scottish Open.
“There have been a couple of occasions I performed in America this season that I do not sometimes play and I believe that is the place I’ll should trim a bit of bit.”
