RORY McILROY will sit out the opening round of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs next week in Memphis. The Masters champion was not named in the field on Friday for the event at TPC Southwind.

With his position secure in the FedEx Cup rankings, Rory McIlroy will skip the first event of the end-of-season playoffs

The reigning Masters champion wasn't in the St. Jude field released by the PGA Tour on Friday. The top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings after the conclusion of this week's Wyndham Championship will qualify for the event, so with McIlroy's absence, the field in Memphis, Tennessee, next week will stand at 69.