Rory McIlroy says it was an “easy decision” to potentially forfeit €2.7million in bonus money as he stated that missing the cut at the Masters “sucked”.
The Holywood native did not speak to waiting reporters after a second round of 77 at Augusta National brought a premature end to his latest bid to win a green jacket and complete the career grand slam.
The world number three then withdrew from the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, meaning he had missed his second ‘designated event’ of the year on the PGA Tour and was subject to losing 25 per cent of his Player Impact Program bonus.
