Rory McIlroy has been known to take some sharp U-turns on his opinions over the last few years, particularly as it relates to the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. He was willing to state another position Wednesday as strong as any. He is not playing the PGA Tour Champions when he turns 50.

Over the past 12 months, McIlroy has ascended to perhaps the most sublime form of his career with five victories, three runner-ups and 14 top-five finishes—a body of work that, for almost any other player in history,

It was last Tuesday when a University of Texas golfer watched McIlroy hook his tee shot into the water on the 18th during a practice round and told him it was just like the shot M