Early on Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced the schedule for the 2026 season, and it quickly raised eyebrows. And not just for the addition of a new signature event, but for the sheer intensity of the calendar, which packs 35 events into an already demanding stretch for the top players. And one among them, Rory McIlroy , didn’t shy away from sharing his thoughts on the potential challenges of the new calendar.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, just ahead of the Tour Championship at East Lake, McIlroy was asked to share his thoughts on the new schedule. It features 35 events, nine signature events, with five of them clubbed with four majors in four months, and five in a six-week stretch from the Masters to the PGA. It sounds exhausting to even say it loud, but as McIlroy summed i

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