Golf: McIlroy believes golf could benefit from a more spread-out major season [SOUND]

# Golf: World number two Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland has called for the extention of the major championship season beyond its current four-month window. The current schedule was compressed seven years ago when the PGA Championship was brought forward from August to May. McIlroy, who is chasing a seventh major title at this week’s British Open at Royal Birkdale, says the compressed schedule has ​impacted interest in the majors: