Rory McIlroy believes the FedEx Cup is an opportunity to “change the narrative” around his season.
The 35-year-old from Northern Ireland has won the PGA Tour’s season-ending title on three previous occasions, most recently in 2022.
However when teeing off on Thursday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first of this year’s three playoff events, the world number three will sit almost 3,500 points behind leader and recent Olympic champion Scottie Scheffler.
The American world number one also won his second Masters this season, while golf’s biggest prizes continue to elude McIlroy.
“I think when the bulk of the season has come and gone and you’ve got this opportunity of three weeks to really flip the script a little bit or change the narrative and what that season means, I think that’s a motivating factor, and part of the reason that I’ve probably played well in the playoffs for the last three years,” McIlroy said.