Rory McIlroy’s decision to skip this week’s RBC Heritage will cost him $3 million, according to a report by SI.com and confirmed by GolfChannel.com.
McIlroy withdrew from this week’s event at Harbour Town Golf Links, one of 12 designated events top players like the Northern Irishman must play. Under this year’s policy, McIlroy was allowed to skip one designated event. He didn’t play the Sentry Tournament of Champions to begin the year and had to forfeit a portion ($3 million) of his earnings from last year’s Player Impact Program for withdrawing from this week’s event.
Full-field scores from the RBC Heritage
McIlroy earned $12 million for finishing second on last year’s PIP list behind Tiger Woods and was paid 75 percent of his PIP earnings directly after the Tournament of Champions.