McIlroy has expanded on plans to broaden his {golfing} horizons after taking recommendation from tennis legend Roger Federer.

The five-time main winner, who accomplished a golf Grand Slam with victory at this yr’s Masters, plans to be extra selective with the occasions he takes half in.

McIlroy will play in India for the primary time from 16-19 October and can return to the Australian Open for the primary time in 11 years in December.

“I need to go and play elsewhere on the planet and expertise issues that I have never skilled earlier than, to have the ability to do issues for the primary time 18 years right into a profession,” McIlroy informed a information convention

“I had a chat with Roger Federer, I do not know, just a few years in the past form of, on the finish of his profession, and he was saying he wished to go and play lots of the locations he might by no means play in his profession, a number of the smaller occasions, simply because lots of people had by no means seen him play tennis earlier than.

“I feel as time goes on and I get to this stage of my profession, I get enthusiastic about doing that form of factor.”

McIlroy has not but thought in regards to the age when he’ll retire from skilled golf however mentioned his precedence can be to maintain issues recent relatively than endure the slog of the tour.

He added: “I do not need to be grinding out right here at 50 years of age. I am going to flip up and play the majors and have a pleasant time, however every time I am performed, I am performed, every time that’s.

“I do not need to identify a match, however you are going again to the identical place, the identical factor 15, 20 years in a row. It may possibly get a little bit bit monotonous and a little bit bit tedious.

“I need to play within the areas that I like to go to, and I need to play the majors and the Ryder Cup. That is it.

“I am going to clearly do my bit to ensure I preserve my membership on sure excursions however I’ll play the place I need to play.”