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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Rory McIlroy in line for LIV Golf compensation after turning down hundreds of millions

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are expected to compensate players who turned down LIV Golf in the wake of the sport's shock merger.

The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have agreed a controversial partnership with PIF after spending the previous 12 months in a legal battle with the Saudis over LIV Golf. The new deal has angered loyal players who turned down a fortune to play on the LIV Golf circuit.

The Saudis want to calm the situation by compensating the likes of Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. That could cost PIF hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions, with Phil Mickleson thought to have been paid $200million (£160m) to quit the PGA Tour for LIV Golf.

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