Mcilroy To Miss Memorial Signature Event

Masters champion Rory McIlroy will miss nan Memorial Tournament successful Ohio adjacent week for nan first clip since 2017.

The event, hosted by Jack Nicklaus, will beryllium held astatine Muirfield Village from 29 May-1 June.

It will beryllium nan 3rd clip this twelvemonth that nan 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has not featured successful 1 of nan PGA Tour's signature events aft besides skipping The Sentry and nan RBC Heritage.

The world number 2 has not played since his tied-47th decorativeness astatine past week's US PGA Championship wherever he was nan taxable of contention surrounding a "non-conforming driver" switched retired of his container earlier nan year's 2nd major.

McIlroy did not speak to media aft immoderate of his 4 rounds astatine Quail Hollow.

The five-time awesome victor had antecedently said he planned to trim down his schedule this play and has already confirmed he will play successful India for nan first clip successful October earlier making a return to nan Australian Open aft an 11-year absence successful December.

After 2 weeks without competitory action, McIlroy will make his return astatine nan Canadian Open connected 5 June arsenic he prepares for nan season's 3rd major, nan US Open astatine Oakmont successful Pennsylvania, from 12-15 June.

The season's last signature event, nan Travelers Championship, will beryllium staged successful Connecticut nan pursuing week.