McIlroy will make his first PGA Tour begin of 2025 on the Pebble Seashore Professional-Am this week and warned towards making too many adjustments to emulate what’s on provide elsewhere.
“I do not assume we must always attempt to dumb down golf to attraction to extra folks,” he stated.
“Golf is golf on the finish of the day. It has been this manner for tons of of years. You realize, I actually like the best way golf is and I feel lots of different folks do, too, however I nonetheless perceive the critiques of how the leisure product may get higher.
“Hopefully folks discover that entertaining, and if not, then I do not know what to inform them.”
One persistent criticism at PGA Tour occasions in current weeks has been tempo of play however the four-time main winner admitted there aren’t any simple options.
As a signature occasion, the sector can be restricted to 80 at Pebble Seashore this week however such numbers throughout the season would deny others enjoying alternatives.
“There’s lots of completely different solutions, however not each reply goes to make everybody comfortable,” he stated.
“I may say smaller fields. Smaller fields, smaller fields would assist tempo of play, however that takes away enjoying alternatives from folks. I feel as properly, the opposite factor is once we play on this time of the 12 months, the tee occasions need to be just a little bit tighter collectively in order that they will get everybody by means of with daylight and every thing.
“For those who may be capable to house the tee occasions out just a little bit extra, that might hopefully make issues circulation just a little bit higher.”
