Rory McIlroy on course for return to Wentworth

Rory McIlroy has hinted that he will put the BMW PGA Championship back on his schedule next year, but Turkey is set to remain off the menu for the world number two.

McIlroy had missed the cut in three of his six appearances at Wentworth before tasting victory in 2014, and also made an early exit in defence of his title 12 months later.

The four-time major winner did not play this year but is set to feature in 2017 when the event will be part of the European Tour’s new Rolex Series, a group of seven tournaments with a minimum prize fund of $7m (€6.5m).