Rory McIlroy has proposed a potential tweak to the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs format after his decision to skip the opening event was met with widespread criticism.

On Wednesday at the PGA Championship, McIlroy was asked if he remembered how he spent that first paycheck, which prompted a rather sheepish admission from the five-time major champion. Watch it and wince. RELATED: Ohio golfer wins $150,000 Powerball prize with lotto ticket purchased on golf trip

McIlroy was just 19 years old when he made his PGA Tour debut at the 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play, where he finished in a tie for fifth place.

Rory McIlroy revealed Wednesday that he has already been approached about being a Ryder Cup playing captain “sometime soon,” but immediately

Rory McIlroy believes the Ryder Cup has become too big of an event for a captain to play in the matches and said Wednesday he already shot down the idea when approached about doing it himself someday.

Rory McIlroy doesn’t believe playing in the Ryder Cup and being a team captain is a feasible idea, telling reporters Wednesday that he already turned down the idea when it was brought up to him. The interest in the topic stems from the impending decision by Keegan Bradley over whether he’ll select himself as one of the 12 members of the U.