Rory McIlroy decided to skip the Memorial Tournament hosted by the legendary Jack Nicklaus, which has surprised most in the golf world.

A career Grand Slam hasn’t ended the controversies around Rory McIlroy. The recent Masters champ is not playing in the Memorial this week and it did not reach out to Jack Nicklaus — who founded the tournament and is the face of the event — to let him know that he would be skipping it.

Over the weekend the golfing world learned that Rory McIlroy wouldn't be participating in one of the premier non-major events on the PGA Tour's calendar. The five-time major winner didn't play in last weekend's Charles Schwab Challenge,