Rory McIlroy believes the magnitude of the Masters transcends the PGA Tour's rivalry with LIV Golf and will even play a practice round with big-name rebel Brooks Koepka ahead of the tournament.
McIlroy has been among the most vocal opponents of the LIV enterprise and 18 of the renegades who turned their back on the status quo for the Saudi riches funding the contentious invitational circuit are in the field at Augusta for the first major of the year.
The involvement of LIV players adds a fascinating subplot to the most prestigious tournament in golf during the most fractious time in the sport's modern history.
