McIlroy calls for golf major season to be stretched out

SOUTHPORT, England, July 14 : Rory McIlroy has called for golf to extend its major championship season beyond its current four-month window.The current schedule, introduced seven years ago when the PGA Championship was brought forward from August to May, compressed the calendar for the sport’s most high-profile events.But McIlroy, chasing a seventh major title at this week’s final major of 2026 at Royal Birkdale, believes the move has impacted its visibility.“I'd like to see the major season spread out a little bit longer. The Masters is always going to have the build-up, but I think then PGA into US Open, US Open into here, it just seems like it's very, very quick. “From a player perspective, if you get on a bit of a run, it's nice to be playing well and go from one straight into the next