Asked how many tournaments is too many in one year, McIlroy replied: “27. I’m usually sort of like a 22 sort of person. But again, that was when I was sort of in my 20s and didn’t have the responsibilities that I do now.

“I’m going to try to cut it back to like 18 or 20 a year going forward, I think.”

The world number three still has a number of tournaments left to take part in during the remainder of the year, including next week’s Irish Open at Royal County Down and the Alfred Dunhill Links at St Andrews in October.

“My season is not over, obviously. I’ve still got five events left to play,” he said.

“But yeah, it’s been, I feel like the tournaments came thick and fast, and obviously with the Olympics thrown in there, as well, this year, it sort of condensed everything a bit.”