Four-time Major winner Rory McIlory has broken his silence on the shock decision by PGA Tour and DP World Tour to join forces with Saudi Arabian-backed circuit and says he still HATES LIV Golf.
The Irishman, speaking ahead of the defence of his Canadian Open title which gets under way on Thursday, says it is NOT a merger, as he admitted to having 'mixed emotions’. And he was at pains to point out that PGA will continue to call the shots. And while it means pending litigation between the tours will be halted and they will move forward as part of the same enterprise, McIlroy said there must still be consequences for LIV Golf rebels.
The one-time warring fractions will come together at the US Open in LA next week for the first time since the merger was announced and 2014 Open champion McIlroy said: “The future of the PGA looks brighter as an entity. There still has to be consequences. We can’t just welcome those who walked away back in and pretend nothing happened. That won’t happen. I still hate LIV. I hope it goes away and fully expect it does. But at the end of the day money talks and you'd rather have them as a partner.
