Rory McIlroy to skip PGA Tour event, focus on links play
ESPN Golf • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 22, 2026, 12:45 AM
Last updated Jun 22, 2026
Rory McIlroy announced he will skip the upcoming PGA Tour event next week. Instead, he plans to concentrate on links golf as he prepares for the Open Championship. This decision follows a disappointing performance at the recent U.S. Open, where he described that his play had taken a downturn. McIlroy aims to recalibrate and enhance his skills in preparation for the major tournament coming up this summer.
- •Rory McIlroy will skip a PGA Tour event next week.
- •He aims to improve his links play ahead of the Open Championship.
- •McIlroy's decision follows a tough outing at the U.S. Open.
- •He described his recent performance as a period where the 'wheels came off'.
- •The Open Championship is scheduled for this summer.
- 1:24 AMESPN Golf — Rory to focus on links play after 'wheels came off...
- 11:48 PMYahoo Sports — Rory McIlroy's rough weekend keeps him from contending at the US Open
"“The wheels came off,” McIlroy said. The 37-year-old is skipping the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship next week outside Hartford, Connecticut, and has a different plan to prepare to play in the British Open in July. “I’ll be playing some links golf this week probably coming up,” McIlroy said.
"Rory McIlroy will skip the PGA Tour event next week and instead will focus on links golf ahead of the Open Championship after the "wheels came off" at the U.S. Open.
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External links- ESPN GolfJun 22, 2026, 1:24 AMRory to focus on links play after 'wheels came off...
Rory McIlroy will skip the PGA Tour event next week and instead will focus on links golf ahead of the Open Championship after the "wheels came off" at the U.S. Open.
- Yahoo SportsJun 21, 2026, 11:48 PMRory McIlroy's rough weekend keeps him from contending at the US Open
“The wheels came off,” McIlroy said. The 37-year-old is skipping the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship next week outside Hartford, Connecticut, and has a different plan to prepare to play in the British Open in July. “I’ll be playing some links golf this week probably coming up,” McIlroy said.
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