McIlroy set to play PGA Tour full time
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AKRON, Ohio — U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy loves playing in America so much that he wants to join the PGA Tour again.
McIlroy spoke to PGA Tour officials Wednesday and said he was leaning toward taking up his tour card next season, meaning he would play at least 15 events on the PGA Tour in 2012.
The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland said he would start looking for a place to live in Florida — either Orlando or the West Palm Beach area — after the PGA Championship next week.
“I feel I play my best golf over here,” McIlroy said. “I’m very comfortable in this country. Yeah, I’m definitely looking toward coming back and playing a full schedule.”
McIlroy, one of the brightest young stars in golf, gave up his PGA Tour membership after 2010, saying he wasn’t interested in the travel involved to play on the PGA and European tours, and that the FedEx Cup playoffs — a big incentive to join the PGA Tour — was too much golf at the end of the summer.
He has three career wins, the biggest two in America, including his record-setting performance in soft conditions at Congressional to win the U.S. Open by eight shots at 16-under 268.
McIlroy struggled in wind at the British Open and said after his final round he doesn’t enjoy playing in such conditions. “I’d rather play when it’s 80 degrees (27 C) and sunny and not much wind,” he said at Royal St. George’s.
Asked what changed his mind about PGA Tour membership, McIlroy said it was the British Open.
The reaction to his comments?
“No, the weather,” he said to laughter. “I just thought about it. I feel as if my game really suits playing courses over here. You have your favourite events, and most of my favourite events seem to be on this side of the pond.”
— The Associated Press
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