Rory McIlroy has announced he will play significantly less golf this year - with the majority of the cuts set to be made on the PGA Tour in a blow for the organisation

Rory McIlroy has not specified which events in America he plans to remove from his schedule - but he added he is "not afraid" to skip $20 million signature events

Rory McIlroy said Tuesday he understands how the golf consumer might be fatigued with all the different forms of the game that now exist and even suggested lessening the number of events on the PGA Tour could help.