McIlroy recognizes that golf's issues might run a bit deeper than simply giving fans more face time with the game's top players though. With the emergence of LIV Golf, plus a jam-packed PGA Tour schedule, the Northern Irishman believes fans could be burnt out from simply consuming too much.

The four-time major champion has a lot of thoughts on the state of pro golf but said “we shouldn’t try to dumb down golf to appeal to more people.”

Rory McIlroy made the shot of his life on Thursday. Playing in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Spyglass Hill Golf Course, the Northern Irish golfer sank a hole-in-one through the air on the par-3 15th hole from 119 yards out.