McIlroy believes golf is 'ripping itself apart' over the Saudi-backed breakaway league and wants to have a discussion with his fellow players at 'the right time'
McIlroy’s voice has never been more necessary, as he reminded us with this observation. “The professional game is such a small part of the game of golf. It’s so much bigger than all of us and sometimes people miss that. I thought The 150th Open Championship was really a feelgood moment for the year. It was way bigger than all this crap we’ve talked about.
“My two-year-old daughter can swing a club and hit a ball with my Dad. Grandparents can play with grandkids, different generations can sort of all be interested in something together. That’s one of the most special things about our game that has been lost in all this rhetoric the last few weeks.”ushers in new developments by the day. Reports bubbling in the United States point to the possibility of a broadcast relationship with FOX TV in which LIV Golf buys air time.
“I don’t want a fractured game. I never have. The game of golf is ripping itself apart and that’s no good for anyone. There is a time and a place [for negotiation]. I just think right now, with where everything is, it’s probably not the right time. But I don’t think we can let it go too much longer. So I’m all for everyone sitting around the table and trying to figure something out.”