The four-time Major winner may not return for any European Tour events this year
Rory McIlroy Unsure Of Playing In Europe This Year
Rory McIlroy has dealt a blow to the European Tour after saying he doesn't know if he'll return to his home continent for any tournaments this year.
The BMW PGA Championship, which McIlroy has played in numerous times over the years, has been pushed back to October, whilst it is rumoured that the Irish Open will be a couple of weeks before Wentworth in the Ryder Cup's vacant spot.
It doesn't seem like the World No.2 will make the trip, although he hasn't officially ruled it out just yet
"I don't know if I see myself going back to Europe this year. I don't know," he said.
"I don't know if I want to travel, I don't know if I want to be exposed to more things and more people. So I don't know. I have no idea.
"I'm sort of taking it week by week. I've got my schedule planned up until the US Open, which is obviously a couple weeks after the Tour Championship, and then I honestly have no idea what I'm going to do after that."
Following the US Open in mid-September, the year's third and final Major takes place at Augusta National in mid-November.
