
Launch: Rory McIlroy talking to reporters on Wednesday
(Picture: Getty Images)Golf — but not as we know it. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have launched a new ‘tech-infused league’ backed by the PGA Tour, as the sport’s power struggle over the LIV breakaway goes on.
The pair, who have been outspoken critics of the Saudi-funded rebel circuit, have unveiled plans for a stadium-based competition, which will see players hit tee-shots and approaches into a screen on a virtual course, before playing out the remainder of the hole in a custom-built area inside the arena.