World No. 3 Rory McIlroy withdrew from this week’s RBC Heritage, the PGA Tour introduced Monday.
By doing so, McIlroy will miss his second designated occasion and dangers dropping $3 million of his $12 million Participant Impression Program bonus.
No cause was specified for the 33-year-old Northern Eire star’s withdrawal from the RBC Heritage, which begins Thursday at Harbour City Golf Hyperlinks in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
McIlroy missed the lower finally week’s Masters after carding a 5-over 77 on Friday.
The RBC Heritage is certainly one of 17 designated occasions, that means gamers ranked within the high 20 of the Tour’s Participant Impression Program are required to take part.
Gamers are allowed to skip one designated occasion for private or skilled causes, however McIlroy already sat out of the season-opening Sentry Match of Champions in January.
McIlroy might be excused if this week’s absence is because of an harm, household emergency or “extraordinary circumstances” as outlined within the PIP.
“The Commissioner, in his sole discretion, might modify, waive, or alter eligibility necessities, program commitments and/or program metrics primarily based on extraordinary circumstances,” the PIP footnote states.
Jason Day and Alex Noren additionally withdrew from the RBC Heritage. Day completed 18th within the PIP whereas Noren was not among the many high 23 gamers and has no obligations.
Reuters and The Related Press contributed to this report.
