Overview
- McIlroy said at the BMW Championship that he will play five of the next six weeks and is choosing events to be home more for wife Erica and daughter Poppy.
- He missed Poppy’s first day of school on Wednesday and said he would have preferred to be there, using that example to explain his new scheduling choices.
- McIlroy has wrestled with a slight back niggle this season, withdrew from Bay Hill, and posted uneven results including a T‑46 at The Players and a poor finish at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
- He continues to compete on both the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, which means he still plays more events than most top players even as he trims his calendar.
- McIlroy’s back‑to‑back Masters wins and career Grand Slam success have given him the flexibility to reprioritize family time, a move that may make a full FedEx Cup run harder but improves his off‑course life.