Rory McIlroy has said he plans to further reduce his playing schedule on the PGA Tour, admitting he is no longer motivated to compete in most events. Speaking after his third round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the 37-year-old said he has increasingly turned up to tournaments out of obligation rather than genuine enthusiasm, and that he now intends to play fewer events each year going forward.

McIlroy, who is playing his third consecutive week in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, said that is now his limit and he will no longer play four weeks in a row. He also expressed scepticism about the PGA Tour's forthcoming changes, including a new two-tiered event structure with promotion and relegation introduced under new CEO Brian Rolapp, suggesting the tour's pre-LIV Golf structure was "pretty good" and that reforms driven by LIV's rise may not have been necessary now that the rival tour poses less of a threat.