{"id":4829,"date":"2019-01-02T09:11:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T14:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2019-01-02T09:11:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T14:11:41","slug":"mcilroy-focused-on-uspga-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4829","title":{"rendered":"McIlroy Focused on USPGA Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Rory McIlroy has said he has “done his time” on the European Tour and is looking forward to focusing on the PGA Tour in the US this season.<\/p>\n

The Northern Irishman said there is a “better way of life” in America.<\/p>\n

McIlroy tees off his 2019 campaign at the tournament of champions in Hawaii tomorrow and is expected to play just four times in Europe later this year.<\/p>\n

McIlroy told GOLF.com<\/a> on Monday: \u201cMy life\u2019s here; I live in the States, my wife is American. Everything is moving this way in the world; it just makes sense.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of guys have this sort of loyalty to the European Tour, which is great, but it\u2019s not as if we all got handed starts; you\u2019ve got to qualify to get on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still going to play in Europe and [the fans] are still going to see me play \u2014 maybe not as regularly as it used to be \u2014 but that\u2019s just a product of where the global schedule is right now and where my life is right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also said there is better money and ranking points on offer on the PGA Tour, which he said has \u201cbetter fields, deeper fields and golf courses that probably suit my game a little bit more”.<\/p>\n

He said: “It\u2019s where I\u2019ve had the majority of success in my career. Obviously, I\u2019ve played well in Europe and done well but I feel comfortable over here. I know that if I play well I can be very successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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