The first of three playoff events will be staged next week, but McIlroy is sitting it out. Thanks to his strong regular season, he'll still comfortably advance.

With just three tournaments remaining in the PGA Tour season, the next stop is the FedEx St. Jude Championship next week at TPC Southwind in Tennessee — and it was expected to feature a full field. This event marks the first of three postseason tournaments in August that will close out the season.

Though the FedEx Cup Playoffs begin next week in Memphis, Tennessee, the No. 2 golfer in the world will not be part of the field. Rory McIlroy's name was absent Friday from the 69-man list of competitors for the 2025 St. Jude Championship released by the PGA Tour.