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As Rory McIlroy prepares to play in the PGA Tour's playoffs he's facing a potential punishment for not reaching the minimum requirement for players on the tour.
Golfers on the tour must play in 15 PGA Tour-sponsored events in order to keep their card for the next season. As it stands now, McIlroy will only play in 14 events through the end of the season before moving on to play international events on the DP World Tour later this fall.
A commissioner's clause in the PGA Tour's tournament regulations allow PGA Tour commissioner Brian Rolapp, "upon application by a foreign member and for medical reasons or other extraordinary circumstances, that the Commissioner, at his discretion, determines to be a valid reason for not playing in at least 15 PGA Tour cosponsored or approved tournaments, may reduce the 15-minimum (or 12-minimum as the case may be) tournament requirement."
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Despite not meeting the requirement, McIlroy isn't worried about a potential punishment from the PGA Tour.
"Brian and I have been in constant dialogue, basically since he took the job last year," McIlroy told the Golf Channel on Wednesday. "I think we've built up a really good relationship and we've had a couple of conversations last week about what I can do with the tour going forward to fulfill the obligation to keep my membership.
"But I think that's good. We've had productive conversations; we're figuring it out and it will all be fine. It will be a little bit of work between us."
It's highly unlikely the PGA Tour would have punished a player with McIlroy's stature in the game of golf and the worth he's provided to the tour for nearly two decades.
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