The Tour’s counter measures have involved long-trailed equity payments for their leading stars, which are expected to be ratified this week. Under those agreements, Tiger Woods is reported to be in line for $100million and McIlroy $50m in what would effectively be a loyalty bonus. When asked about those payments on Wednesday, McIlroy would only quip: ‘I think the one thing we’ve learned in golf over the last two years is there’s never enough.’
McIlroy’s original decision to leave the policy board last November was widely greeted as a productive move for his golfing career. However, he has disputed that the role excessively harmed his efforts to end a 10-year drought in the majors.