Rory McIlroy has been praised by Piers Morgan over taking a moral stance against LIV Golf after the PGA Tour announced a shock merger with the breakaway tour.
The PGA Tour had been embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with LIV Golf after the Saudi Arabia-backed tour lured its players with huge contracts. But the future of the sport has now been altered with the announcement that the two tours will join forces in a controversial move, which is now under review by the US Justice Department.
That news came as a huge shock to McIlroy, who was not informed of the major development before it broke on Tuesday. He has been steadfast in his support of the PGA Tour and even rejected a £400million offer to jump ship to join LIV Golf, which can offer huge contracts because it is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
