Rory McIlroy has broken his silence on LIV Golf and the PGA Tour merging after being blindsided by Tuesday's bombshell announcement.
Speaking at the Canadian Open, McIlroy, an outspoken critic of LIV Golf, revealed he knew of discussions taking place in the background but was surprised by how quickly the situation developed and was given no heads up over the news a deal had been reached.
“I learned about it pretty much at the same time everyone else did," he said, but added: “Yeah it was a surprise but I knew there had been discussion going on. I knew lines of communications were open.”
