Rory McIlroy is set to scale back his frenzied involvement in golf's civil war after admitting the saga has left him "gassed."
The Northern Irishman has essentially been the poster boy for the PGA Tour these past 12 months, vociferously criticising the divisive LIV Golf venture and even forming a new TGL competition with Tiger Woods to help ward off the threat to the status quo. But being central to the media storm didn't seem to affect his on-field game, finishing 2022 as the world No 1 once again.
Indeed, much of the hype in the build-up to the US Masters last month centred around McIlroy, as the pre-tournament favourite bid to finally seal the career Grand Slam he's long craved. However, instead fans saw the star labour to five over par in 36 holes, failing to event make the weekend at Augusta.
