McIlroy and Fowler skipping first PGA Tour playoff event


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 19 Aug 2018

Aug 11, 2018; Saint Louis, MO, USA; Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the 2nd hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler are skipping the first event of the PGA Tour's FedExCup playoff series, the Northern Trust Open in New Jersey, for different reasons.

The top 125 players on a season-long points list after Sunday's Wyndham Championship qualify for the first of four playoff events.

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