Rory McIlroy will play the first three events once the PGA Tour resumes | Golf News

The PGA Tour season will resume, without viewers, with the Charles Schwab Challenge from June 11-14

Rory McIlroy has confirmed his plans for the PGA Tour for June

Rory McIlroy has confirmed that he plans to play in the next three PGA Tour tournaments when the season resumes next month.

The world number 1 had been in excellent shape before the coronavirus outbreak, with victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions in October, one of the first seven in a row worldwide.

Golf has not been played since the Players’ Championship was canceled after the opening round on Thursday, March 12, with three of the top four rescheduled and a series of tournaments, including the Open in July, canceled due to the pandemic of Covid-19.

McIlroy posted a par-level 71 during the opening round of The Players, before it was canceled

The revised PGA Tour schedule is slated to return with the Charles Schwab Challenge June 11-14, followed by the RBC Heritage and Travelers Championship, with McIlroy set to restart his season playing in all three events.

Speaking about his schedule ahead of Sunday’s TaylorMade Driving Relief Challenge, live at Sky SportsMcIlroy said Golf Channel: “I’m pretty smart. I don’t think I can speak for everyone, but for me personally, I just want to play again.

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Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson headline the TaylorMade Driving Relief this Sunday, the return of live televised golf on Sky Sports.

“I am planning to play the first three events; Colonial, Hilton Head [RBC Heritage] and travelers and see where we go from there. I think it will be good to come back and play.

“Obviously we are going to have to take all possible precautions to be able to organize touring events again, but I think the PGA Tour has a very solid plan. If they can execute it the right way, I don’t see any reason why we can’t start 11th June “.

McIlroy finished fifth tied at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March.

At least the first four events of the PGA Tour will be played without spectators, while the Tour has also released a comprehensive health and safety guide for players and caddies before the return of the sport.

“I think it [golf without spectators] it’s the new normal right now, “added McIlroy.” That has to be for us to keep everyone safe and for the PGA Tour to work again.

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“I don’t think it will bore anything, especially these few events because I think everyone will be very excited to get back to playing. I think people will be excited to watch some live golf on TV.”

“The atmosphere is not going to be the same as if there were 50,000 on the golf course, but I don’t think that in any way will remove the integrity of the golf quality competition.”

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See how Rory McIlroy joins Dustin Johnson at TaylorMade Driving Relief, live on Sunday, May 17 starting at 7 p.m. at Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event!