Rory McIlroy Abruptly Resigns From PGA Tour Policy Board

Rory McIlroy (L) of Northern Ireland, talks with Alpine driver Esteban Ocon, of France, before the sprint race ahead of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2023. Darron Cummings/AP Photo

Rory McIlroy resigned from the PGA Tour board on Tuesday, an abrupt move that comes as the tour is trying to finalize an agreement to create a new commercial enterprise involving Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund.

McIlroy did not mention his decision earlier in the day at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, though one comment was telling about his three years on the board during some of the tour’s most turbulent times.