In the afterglow of his career Grand Slam triumph in 2025, McIlroy stands at a career inflection point. The question isn’t what he wants to achieve anymore. It’s what he wants to leave behind – and where he wants to leave it.
Golf Australia and the International Golf Federation have announced that the Australian All Abilities Championship will become the first IGF counting event played under the IGF’s new Classification Rules and Sport Classes, marking a major milestone in golf’s pathway towards inclusion in the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games.
To commemorate Rory McIlroy’s historic career Grand Slam, the DP World Tour is launching a new award in the Northern Irishman’s name that will focus on the majors.
The 2026 season on what used to be called the European Tour is likely to own at least the potential to be a lot more interesting and even exciting. For now, however, we must make do with some minor tweaks, as well as 42 events in a minimum of 26 different countries in 2025.
While the schedule is solid through until the end of October, the European Tour already has back-up plans in place – two more possible “swings” – that are ready to step in if some of the events at the end of the year don’t come to fruition.