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That total represents 25% of the $12 million
bonus he was awarded for finishing second behind Tiger Woods on
last year's PIP list which rewards the golfers who have the
biggest positive impact on the PGA Tour.
Golfers can skip one designated event and still collect their
full bonus but McIlroy has now missed two of them, which the PGA
Tour created to get the top players competing against each other
more often amid a threat posed by LIV Golf.
To miss a second designated event without penalty, players need
an excused absence, like an injury, or risk losing part of their
PIP payout from the previous year.
World number three McIlroy announced his decision to withdraw
from the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina on
the heels of his missed cut at the Masters, which was his sixth
PGA Tour start in nine weeks.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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