MCILROY RULES OUT NEW TOUR

World No. 1 Rory Mcilroy, pictured, has distanced himself from the prospect of taking part in the Premier Golf League as he prefers to have autonomy over his career choices. The British-based World Golf Group last month unveiled plans for a new global tour it hopes to launch in 2022 that would consist of 18 yearly tournaments — each with prize money of US$10 million — and feature 48 of the game’s top players. Former world No. 1 Tiger

Woods said last week he had also been approached by the PGL and was gathering further information about something that could be a more lucrative alternative to the PGA Tour. “The more I’ve thought about it, the more I don’t like it. For me, I’m out,” Mcilroy said Wednesday. “I read a thing the other day that said if you take the money they can tell you what to do, so if you don’t take the money they can’t tell you what to do.”