As conjecture swirled around the Emirates Club about precisely how many tens of millions Tommy Fleetwood or Tyrrell Hatton could make if they accept the overtures of LIV, Rory McIlroy once again supplied the antidote.
The vulgarities of money have dominated and distorted golf since Saudi Arabia challenged the status quo. The image of McIlroy alongside his parents in celebration of a fourth Dubai Desert Classic victory, 15 years after the same family pose for his first, was endearing. So too was McIlroy’s erudite answer when a question over the meaning of history and legacy in golf was put to him.
