Rory McIlroy is skipping his third signature event of the season this week, with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan defending the Northern Irishman's decision

Phil Mickelson has taken the opportunity to poke fun at the PGA Tour and its commissioner, Jay Monahan, after Rory McIlroy's decision to skip the Memorial Tournament this week

The PGA Tour’s signature event model that Rory McIlroy helped to create in 2022 in response to the LIV Golf League incursion into men’s golf appears to not be working for some players—most notably Rory McIlroy.