World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is currently appearing at the ongoing BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club. Ahead of the tournament, McIlroy talked with NBC Sports journalist Kira K.

Citing the current playoff structure and his busy late-season schedule, Rory McIlroy on Wednesday defended his decision to skip last week’s playoff opener at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

The PGA Tour announced opening pairings for the Tour’s next playoff event and the headliner is right in the middle of the graphic.

"I’m in a Different Position": Rory McIlroy Defends Recent PGA Tour Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The BMW Championship begins Thursday at Caves Valley in Owings Mills, Maryland, where the top 50 in the FedExCup standings will play for 30 Tour Championship spots.

With just two PGA Tour events left, the second FedExCup playoff tournament tees off Thursday in Maryland, as the BMW Championship brings together the top 50 golfers in the standings — and with them, plenty of intriguing storylines from the very first round.

Taft Gantt has cashed three outright winners since June and is up nearly 50 units in golf bets since joining CBS. Who does he think has betting value to win the BMW Championship?

Rory McIlroy had a message for the fans at Caves Valley after his second round of the BMW Championship, and he made a telling admission about his chances of winning the FedEx Cup playoff event

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy could only manage a one-over-par 71 to leave him in a tie for 14th at three under going into the final round of the BMW Championship.

Rory McIlroy Returns After Skipping 1st Playoff Event

We have some great intel this week at Caves Valley. Keith Stewart, CEO of Read the Line and a member of our Golf Digest betting panel, travels to all the big PGA Tour events—getting boots-on-the-ground insights into how the players are prepping for the week.

One day before teeing at the BMW Championship, Rory McIlroy addressed the controversy around skipping the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.