Rory McIlroy believes the disruptive emergence of LIV Golf has benefitted every male elite golfer and has defended the controversial PGA Tour changes made in response to the Saudi-funded rebel series.
LIV Golf's emergence rocked the golfing establishment to its core in 2022 as a bitter civil war erupted within the men's professional game. The contentious breakaway tour - fronted by chief firebrand Greg Norman - has vowed to shake up the landscape of a sport that has seen little structural change for over 50 years.
Big-name players like Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson have ditched the status quo for the guaranteed riches at LIV, but McIlroy has been one of the circuit's most ardent critics and has remained fiercely loyal to the PGA Tour.
