The new partnership between PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV Golf will ultimately be good for professional golf, the world number three said on Wednesday, Rory McIlroy, in Toronto. However, offended by the way he was found out and without detracting a small part from his total disagreement with the Arab Super League, the British did not bite his tongue in the preview of the Canadian Open, 24 hours after the world of golf was completely changed with the announcement of the three-way agreement. And so the Northern Irish golfer, one of the most critical of the Saudi tour, released to reporters: “I still hate it and I hope it goes away. Money rules.”
In a more analytical tone, one from Holywood added: “I think, in the end, when I try to step away from the situation and look at the big picture and look at ten years from now, I think it will be good for professional golf. It’s unifying. and securing their financial future. But there’s also mixed emotions,” he added.
Rory says he knows about the talks between the parties. “I know they’ve opened lines of communication. But obviously I didn’t expect it to happen as quickly as it did. But from what I gather, the PGA Tour felt it was in a real position of strength after winning the European Tour its. legal case in London. Somehow, the position of the other party has weakened,” said the Canadian Open champion in 2021 and 2022.
The Northern Irishman, a four-time major winner, spoke a day after the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and the LIV circuit, backed by Saudi Arabia and embroiled in a bitter battle that has divided the sport, announcement of an agreement to form. a unified business entity.
McIlroy made sure he was still confident Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour and on whom all eyes are focused for this deal, even if he now feels like a “sacrificial lamb” after the US circuit finally gave in after his strong opposition to Saudi golf. Of course, he wanted to make it clear that the deal was not between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf but between the two circuits, the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, and the PIF (the fund that manages LIV).
Source: La Verdad
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