Rory McIlroy’s punishment for lacking final month’s RBC Heritage has been confirmed by PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, and it's a expensive one for the four-time main champion. McIlroy is in motion on the Wells Fargo Championship this week, one month on from his missed reduce on the Masters.

The Northern Irishman had every week to overlook at Augusta National as he did not make the weekend, regardless of going into the occasion a well-backed favorite. Just days after his missed reduce, it was then confirmed that McIlroy would miss the RBC Heritage the next week.

His resolution to skip the match at Harbour Links proved to be a controversial resolution, because it was the second elevated occasion he had missed of the season, breaking a golden PGA Tour rule. The punishment for the offence in line with the rule guide is the participant shedding 25 % of the Player Impact Programme bonus.

For McIlroy this got here in at a hefty £2.4 million ($3 million), having earned £9.5 million due to his off-course affect. Following the rule break it remained unsure as as to if the sanction had been handed out, after each the Tour and McIlroy remained tight-lipped.

Following the Northern Irishman’s comeback in North Carolina, commissioner Monahan lastly confirmed McIlroy’s destiny. He stated: “When we made the commitment to this schedule with the Player Impact Programme, we adjusted for one opt-out and for any second opt-out, you forfeit 25% unless there were some medical issues.

“When you’re in a situation like that, you just have to look at the criteria. In terms of any situation like that, we’re going to look at a situation and we’re going to make a decision.” Speaking for the primary time since his withdrawal, the four-time main champion admitted he wanted time away from competitors to deal with his ‘mental and emotional well-being’.