{"id":1557192,"date":"2023-04-10T20:10:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T00:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1557192"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T00:10:45","slug":"rory-mcilroy-could-lose-millions-dollars-skipping-rbc-heritage-but-likely-wont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/rory-mcilroy-could-lose-millions-dollars-skipping-rbc-heritage-but-likely-wont\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy Could Lose Millions of Dollars by Skipping the RBC Heritage but Likely Won't"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It's been a bit of a shocking week in the golf world as it pertains to Rory McIlroy<\/a>, hasn't it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, of course, there was his surprise performance at the Masters<\/a>, where he was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam for the ninth time. As he'd finished in the top 10 in six of the previous eight attempts, it was almost assumed that he'd be in contention come Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But that obviously wasn't the case, as McIlroy didn't even give himself a chance, shooting 72-77 to miss the cut by two shots. After missing just two cuts all of last year, Rory has now missed the weekend in his last two stroke-play starts, the other being The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass<\/a>. McIlroy did, of course, finish third at the WGC Match Play<\/a> in between, so it's not as if he's been playing terrible golf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What he has been doing is playing a lot of golf, though, as the Masters marked his sixth start in nine weeks. It was supposed to be seven starts in 10 weeks, but in another shocking development, McIlroy has withdrawn from this week's RBC Heritage event in Hilton Head, South Carolina. What makes this such a shock is that the RBC Heritage was upgraded to a designated event on the PGA Tour<\/a> schedule this year, making this the second time Rory has skipped such an event, which could potentially cost him millions of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRory McIlroy is supposed to lose a portion of his PIP money by skipping a second designated event but likely won't<\/h2>\n\n\n\n