Rory McIlroy has broken his silence after the PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced they would merge with LIV Golf, admitting he still hates the Saudi-funded league.
Rory McIlroy has continued to voice his “hate” for the Saudi-funded breakaway golf league that is LIV Golf despite aThe golfing world has been in a civil war for the past two years as players from the formerly dominant PGA and DP World Tour moved to the rebel league after being lured by hundreds of millions of dollars in signing fees.
Rory McIlroy defended the PGA Tour as it fought against LIV Golf only to be left feeling like a"sacrificial lamb" after the two struck up a merger deal. Picture: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images “It’s hard for me to not sit up here and feel somewhat like a sacrificial lamb and feeling like I’ve put myself out there and this is what happens,” said McIlroy.
After years as a vocal critic of the LIV players McIlroy believes they should be punished for leaving the PGA despite the tour signing its own deal with the Saudis. All three organisations have also decided to “work cooperatively and in good faith” to allow previously banned LIV players to re-apply for membership with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour at the end of this season.
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