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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Harry Latham-Coyle

Rory McIlroy warns golf faces long-term ‘fracture’ over LIV split

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Rory McIlroy has warned that golf faces being a “fractured sport” if tensions continue between the PGA Tour and the breakaway LIV Golf series.

The Northern Irishman, who returned to the top of the men’s rankings with a defence of his CJ Cup crown on Sunday, has been a prominent critic of the Saudi-backed tour, which has lured a number of the world’s leading golfers, including Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka.

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