PGA Tour not interested in taking a long break from golf

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Even as the PGA Tour aims to end its FedEx Cup around Labor Day, that doesn't mean the end of golf for the year.

Golf is the one sport where the length of the offseason is determined by the players, who can take off as much time as they want.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is still working on the schedule for 2018-19 now that The Players Championship is going back to March and the PGA Championship is moving to May.

Rory McIlroy said a break from golf would help build anticipation, much like the NFL.

After winning the FedEx Cup last year, he played twice more in China and Dubai as a European Tour member.

A year ago, he took two months off after the Ryder Cup, won the Australian Open on a working vacation, played in the Bahamas and had another month off.

While it doesn't get as much attention as the Champions Dinner at the Masters, the reigning PGA champion also hosts past winners for a Tuesday night dinner.

Walker, whose hobby is astrophotography, gave each winner a telescope that allows images to be loaded onto their phones.

Augusta radio host Austin Rhodes shared a letter he obtained from the president of Augusta Country Club informing members that its board has approved a "purchase of property at our northwest boundary."

Golfweek magazine first reported negotiations over the land purchase leading into the 2016 Masters, and club chairman Billy Payne conceded that the 13th was one hole under consideration for change.

Rory McIlroy can join an elite list with a victory at Quail Hollow in the PGA Championship.

Only four players have won a major and a PGA Tour event on the same course.

McIlroy won in 2010 and 2015 at Quail Hollow, which did not host a PGA Tour event this year.