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The Northern Irishman said one way of achieving
a unified circuit would be if the U.S.-based circuit bought the
European Tour and continued to run its events.
"The World Tour -- it's going to happen one day and I think it
has to," McIlroy, who failed to qualify for this week's Tour
Championship in Atlanta, told the "No Laying Up" golf podcast.
"To have all these tours competing against each other, and
having to change dates, it's counter-productive. I think
everyone has to come together, added the 28-year-old, who
claimed the FedEx Cup title with victory in Georgia last year.
"The easy thing would be for the PGA Tour to buy the European
Tour and take it from there. They could still run the European
events and we'll have, say, 12 big events a year, outside the
majors, a bit like they do in tennis.
"I don't see any other way. I know discussions have taken place,
so maybe one day."
Hampered by rib and back injuries all season, McIlroy had
planned to take three months off at the end of the year to
recover full fitness but confirmed his participation in next
month's British Masters and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by John
O'Brien)
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