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.

Rory McIlroy and his Boston Common teammates took on Tiger Woods and Jupiter Links on Monday, with the Northern Irishman having been forced to find a new teammate over the summer

TGL played for the first time on Monday night instead of Tuesday, and it allowed McIlroy, the No. 3 player in the world, time to get a decent night’s sleep—he lives five minutes from the SoFi Center—and then fly to the west coast for the $20 million signature event.

Tom Kim stole the show on TGL's big night, helping Tiger Woods and Jupiter Links claim an overtime victory over Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, and Boston Common Golf Club

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In the first-ever TGL meeting between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, it was Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club team that came out on top in overtime against McIlroy's Boston Common team.

So, for a moment, let’s treat this like a serious competition. Jupiter Links ran out Woods; Kevin Kisner, who struggled the last time he played two weeks ago; and Tom Kim, making his TGL debut. Boston Common featured McIlroy, Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley, major winners across the board.

"That was awesome. That was so cool," Rory McIlroy said to Tiger Woods as they walked off the green Monday after their TGL match was decided.

The 22-year-old Kim routinely played to the crowd in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and backed it up with three key 8-footers and nearly the first ace in the TGL's brief history.

"That was awesome. That was so cool," Rory McIlroy said to Tiger Woods as they walked off the green Monday after their TGL match was decided.

In the first TGL meeting between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, it was Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club team that came out on top in overtime against McIlroy's Boston Common team.