Masters champion Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he's confident he'll reach a compromise with the PGA Tour to fulfill his minimum qualification of playing in 15 events this season to maintain his dual membership. After skipping the FedEx St. Jude Championship last year, McIlroy is playing in the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs this week. He will also qualify for the final two playoff events, bringing his season total to 14 tournaments. Since McIlroy plans to play in six more global tournaments after the Tour Championship, there probably won't be time in his schedule to play an additional PGA Tour event in the fall.

McIlroy said he had "productive" discussions with PGA Tour commissioner/CEO Brian Rolapp last week. He could participate in another opportunity that could add value to the tour in place of a 15th tournament. "Brian and I have been in constant dialogue," McIlroy told the Golf Channel. "We've had a couple of conversations last week about what I can do with the tour going forward to fulfill the obligation to keep my membership. We've had productive conversations; we're figuring it out and it will all be fine."

A commissioner's clause in the PGA Tour's tournament regulations allows Rolapp, "upon application by a foreign member and for medical reasons or other extraordinary circumstances," to reduce the 15-minimum tournament requirement at his discretion. The decision hasn't been made yet because the season is ongoing, sources told ESPN. McIlroy is currently 12th in the season-long standings with 1,738 points.