PGA Tour confirms Rory McIlroy will forfeit $3 million of PIP bonus: 'He knew the consequences'

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Rory McIlroy says he skipped out on the RBC Heritage last month to "reset" after his disappointing performance at Augusta National. 

That decision has now officially cost $3 million. 

Rory McIlroy and his caddie Harry Diamond during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2023, in Georgia. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan confirmed Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that McIlroy will forfeit 25% of his Payer Impact Program earnings ($12 million), after missing his second designated tournament of the season. 

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"When we made the commitment to this schedule with the Player Impact Program, we adjusted for one opt out," Monahan explained. "For any second opt out, you would forfeit to 25% unless there was a medical issue. Based on that criteria, it's actually fairly cut-and-dry."

He continued: "So in terms of precedent, in any situation like that we’re going to look at the criteria against the situation at hand and make a decision, There’s nothing really unusual about that."

Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, speaks at a press conference during practice for The Players Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 8, 2022, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images)

McIlroy previously skipped the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, another designated event, at the start of the year, but after failing to make the cut at the Masters, he withdrew from the RBC Heritage as well. 

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