Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy has hit back against suggestions that the PGA Tour's upcoming 'elevated events' will encourage more division at the top end of golf.
In response to the rising threat posed by LIV Golf, the PGA announced last August that it would host a certain number of events with 'elevated' status for the highest-ranked players. Reports of enlarged prize purses and no cuts at said events raised concerns of unfairness amid the PGA's upper crust, but McIlroy argued the organisation had a responsibility to shine a spotlight on those big names.
“The best players should be playing in [the 'elevated events'] because ultimately the PGA Tour needs to be built around the best players,” the Northern Irishman told reporters ahead of this weekend's Genesis Invitational. "That's what will maximise the value of the product.
