Xander Schauffele hits out at Rory McIlroy for missing the RBC Heritage tournament
Rory McIlroy, who is currently ranked No. 3 in the OWGR, withdrew from the 2023 RBC Heritage tournament due to undisclosed reasons. However, fans and experts felt it was due to his disappointing outing at the 2023 Masters.
However, McIlroy is set to face the consequences of his actions. The RBC Heritage is the second designated event he is to miss out on this PGA Tour season. He is set to get penalized a fourth of his $12 million PIP.
Xander Schauffele made a cryptic remark about Rory McIlroy losing $3 million due to his withdrawal from the 2023 RBC Heritage.
"Rules are the rules. So, I mean, for the most part, a lot of what he wanted is what's happening. And the irony is that he's not here."
Schauffele even urged the PGA Tour Commissioner to be more accountable to the membership about what is going on with McIlroy.
"I imagined he'd communicate to the membership. It's a lot of money. It's a big deal. A lot of people want to know what's going on."
Why is Rory McIlroy losing $3 million: Full reason explored
Current World No. 3 Rory McIlroy has the second-highest PIP payout of $12 million, just behind Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour. However, to redeem the total payout amount, players need to participate in all of the tour's designated events.
McIlroy has already missed out on one of the tour's designated events in January. After a +5 over finish without making the cut at the 2023 Masters, he also announced his withdrawal from the 2023 RBC Heritage.
Since he has missed two designated events in a single season, he will lose out 25 percent of his total PIP payout. However, it would not bother McIlroy much as he himself has big bucks.
This might not be a problem next year. The PIP pool will be reduced from $100 million to $50 million, and it won't be linked to certain tournaments.
List of designated events this year on the PGA Tour:
- Sentry Tournament of Champions
- WM Phoenix Open
- Genesis Invitational
- Arnold Palmer Invitational
- WGC-Match Play
- RBC Heritage
- Wells Fargo Championship
- Memorial Tournament
- Travelers Championship
2023 RBC Heritage: Xander Schauffele's performance and leaderboard after the second round
The leaderboard is currently headed by Jimmy Walker, who is followed by 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and fellow American golfer Justin Rose. Reigning Masters Champion Jon Rahm made an incredible jump on day 2 from T92 to T14 position on the leaderboard.
68-65 for Scottie Scheffler 💪
He's currently T2 in the clubhouse @RBC_Heritage. https://t.co/8WeqvaPqun
Xander Schauffele, who ranked in T11 after Round 1, had a consistent second round and now ranks in T9.
- 1 Jimmy Walker
- T2 Scottie Scheffler
- T2 Justin Rose
- T4 Viktor Hovland
- T4 Mark Hubbard
- T4 Tommy Fleetwood
- T4 Patrick Cantlay
- T4 Aaron Rai
- T9 Benjamin Griffin
- T9 Xander Schauffele
- T9 Taylor Moore
- T9 Jordan Spieth
- T9 Patton Kizzire
- T14 Matt Kuchar
- T14 Scott Stallings
- T14 Matt Fitzpatrick
- T14 Nate Lashley
- T14 Jon Rahm
- T14 Doug Ghim
- T14 Cameron Young
Scottie Scheffler also made an incredible jump in the T2 rankings after the second round. However, fan-favorite Full Swing star Joel Dahmen slipped from the T5 to T41 rankings after the second round.