In the past, the 29-year-old began his year on the European Tour’s “Desert Swing” in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (though he was injured for it last season). This season, after getting married to American Erica Stoll in 2017, selling one home in Florida and settling into a new one there, McIlroy is committed to playing more events in America and fewer in Europe.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times