Rory McIlroy: 'Something has gone terribly wrong if I have to compete at golf at 50'

'It sucks,' added McIlroy when asked about the latest setback for his friend and TGL business partner Tiger Woods.

Rory McIlroy speaks to the media before a practice round of The Players Championship golf tournament. Pic: AP Photo/Chris O'Meara.

With Tiger Woods facing another lengthy recovery and rehab from Achilles tendon surgery that will likely carry him to eligibility for senior tour golf, Rory McIlroy made his intentions clear if his health holds out another 15 years until he approaches the 50 threshold.

“Absolutely not; I will not play Champions Tour golf,” McIlroy said Wednesday morning at TPC Sawgrass.