The PGA Tour's plight in overcoming the LIV Golf Series is far from over, but Rory McIlroy is clearly pleased to have Tiger Woods on his side of the civil war.
Many of golf's biggest stars have already turned coat and accepted a move to the Saudi-funded series, which offers guaranteed paydays and much larger prize purses. McIlroy and Woods have each spoken in opposition of the breakaway competition, which has forced the PGA to reconsider ways in which it might modernise to keep its members happy.
A raft of PGA pros met in Delaware on Wednesday to discuss the elephant in the room ahead of this weekend's BMW Championship. And McIlroy, 33, described long-time friend Woods as "the hero that we've all looked up to" when asked about the 15-time major champion's role in the talks.
