Rory McIlroy calls for ‘really cool’ rule change on the PGA Tour which they should take from TGL

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Rory McIlroy has had contrasting success on the PGA Tour and in the TGL in 2025, having returned to the latter after winning at Pebble Beach.

McIlroy is ‘pretty close’ to his best after his AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am victory, having won on his first PGA Tour start of the season.

Shane Lowry has congratulated McIlroy, with the Irishman having finished just two shots behind the Northern Irishman to take solo second in California.

McIlroy quickly returned to Florida’s SoFi Center for his second TGL match after the success, where his side suffered a second successive defeat.

Boston Common Golf lost their opener to Tiger Woods’s Jupiter Links Golf Club last week, and have now lost out to Los Angeles Golf Club.

Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour taking shot clock from TGL would be ‘really cool’

They were defeated 4-3 by the former in the first TGL overtime win, before suffering a 6-2 loss to the latter.

Asked if there is an element that the PGA Tour could take from TGL in his post-match press conference, McIlroy responded: “Look, if you could somehow implement the shot clock in some way and be able to police it consistently, I think that would be a really cool thing.

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“Much easier to do in this controlled environment compared to a golf course that spans 100 or 200 acres.”

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There are still a few issues that need to be resolved at TGL, which is understandable given it is still very much in its infancy.

But the 40-second shot clock has seemingly been a hit with fans, as has the innovative tournament in general.

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Tiger Woods received the first TGL shot clock violation when taking on Boston Common last time out, with the idea of introducing the feature on the PGA Tour having certainly been discussed in recent times.

Slow play has been a real problem and a very bad look for the tour of late, with a shot clock certainly a viable option.

As McIlroy noted, however, it could prove tricky to manage on a much larger scale, while it is a rule that if introduced definitely won’t please everyone.

Golf fans will undoubtedly have contrasting thoughts on the matter, while even many players would likely hate to see such a rule introduced.

Smaller fields, shot penalties and even disqualification have been talked about as other avenues to combat slow play, but again they could prove difficult to police.