McIlroy Says Ryder Cup Rule Shaped Tour Decision

Golf instruction and equipment are the focus of several reports: long driver Averee Dovsek advises golfers caught between clubs to make a deliberate decision rather than guess, while Honolulu retailer ProAm Golf Shop is promoting lessons alongside custom club fittings. A separate equipment test explores a shortened 2-iron, or “mini diving iron,” as a low-launch option for narrow tee shots, though its usefulness may depend on course conditions. Rory McIlroy also recounted nearly leaving the DP World Tour in 2019, but staying after learning that resigning would permanently bar him from serving as a Ryder Cup captain or vice captain—a precedent suggesting the tour is unlikely to relax the restriction for LIV defectors.