Rory McIlroy was Offered Ryder Cup Playing Captain Role for Future, Shot it Down ‘Straightaway’ originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Citing the current playoff structure and his busy late-season schedule, Rory McIlroy on Wednesday defended his decision to skip last week’s playoff opener at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Rory McIlroy makes his 2025 FedEx Cup Playoffs debut this week at the BMW Championship -- a week later than everyone else in the field. The world No. 2 returns for his first competitive outing since The Open (hosted in his home country of Northern Ireland), playing in the United States for the first time in two months.

Back in action at the BMW Championship, the second of the three FedEx Cup Playoffs, Rory McIlroy once again delivered at his press conference this Wednesday in Caves Valley, Maryland

One day before teeing at the BMW Championship, Rory McIlroy addressed the controversy around skipping the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

On Wednesday at the PGA Championship, McIlroy was asked if he remembered how he spent that first paycheck, which prompted a rather sheepish admission from the five-time major champion. Watch it and wince. RELATED: Ohio golfer wins $150,000 Powerball prize with lotto ticket purchased on golf trip

Rory McIlroy ruffled some feathers when he declined to compete in the tournament that ushered in the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. However, he doesn't

Ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, next month, Rory McIlroy expressed his belief that it isn't possible to be a successful playing captain in a Ryder Cup.

Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he’s already turned down the opportunity “straight away” to serve as a future playing captain.

There may have been a couple motives behind McIlroy's recent take on what may happen for the American side in 2025

Rory McIlroy banked big at the BMW Championship on Sunday, but Tom McKibbin was raking in an impressive cheque of his own after impressing once more on the LIV Golf circuit