"As I said, I felt like I found a bit of a groove over the last nine holes, so certainly something to build off going into the TOUR Championship next week.."- he said.

SHANE Lowry came in a tie for 23rd place while Rory McIlroy was joint-12th at the BMW PGA Championship. Their placings were good enough to earn cheques for $229,000 and $441,000 respectively.

Ahead of the St. Jude Championship, Rory McIlroy made headlines when he decided to withdraw from the event. His status already cemented for the BMW Championship, McIlroy opted to take the weekend off to rest up for the penultimate FedEx Cup Playoff event at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings

Rory McIlroy returned to action for the first time since his Royal Portrush Open homecoming at the BMW Championship in Maryland this week – and although he didn’t reign supreme, the Northern Irishman still walked away with a healthy paycheque.

The 2025 Tour Championship odds are here, and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is a huge betting favorite to claim the FedEx Cup title.

Gdula: Matt Fitzpatrick (40-1, FanDuel) — Fitzpatrick has a top-17 ceiling among everyone’s last 50 rounds, and he’s got fantastic splits on long approaches. Golfers will see a ton of those this week. With a good putter Fitzpatrick sets up really well among the longshots.

McIlroy has had an up-and-down week at Caves Valley, from day-to-day and from hole-to-hole. After a 4-under 66 on Friday, he turned in a rollercoaster round of 71 on Saturday which features four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey.

One day before teeing at the BMW Championship, Rory McIlroy addressed the controversy around skipping the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.