WOBURN, England — The European Tour did not set a dangerous precedent by allowing Rory McIlroy to compete in the Final Series even though he has failed to play the minimum number of 2014-15 events, its chief executive said.
Keith Pelley, who took over from George O'Grady in August, told Reuters in an interview at the British Masters on Saturday that the protocol he observed in making his decision would be applied to everyone else if the situation occurred again in the future.
Asked if he had created a dangerous precedent, Pelley replied: "I totally disagree. I think if that was to happen with another player I would go through the exact same forensic analysis.