DEVASTATING AND STUNNING NEWS 😱: Rory McIlroy Shockingly Claims PGA Tour Needs LIV Golf’s villains’ Rory McIlroy Is Just Upset About Not Being There… Full Details Below ⬇️

DEVASTATING AND STUNNING NEWS 😱: Rory McIlroy Shockingly Claims PGA Tour Needs LIV Golf’s villains’

Rory McIlroy Is Just Upset About Not Being There… Full Details Below  ⬇️

As the 2024 PGA Tour season nears its conclusion, Rory McIlroy is simply frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations with LIV Golf’s sponsor, the Public Investment Fund, while the sport’s star power remains frustratingly split between the two circles.

Since late 2023, McIlroy, no longer on the Policy Council but on the Negotiation Subcommittee, has been at odds with members of the Policy Council (including Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay and Jordan Spieth) over how the PGA Tour should approach LIV Golf. McIlroy has championed the collaboration, bringing together stars from around the world and across many professions, but PGA Tour officials have signaled their interest in developing the product from within as they slowly work toward a deal. McIlroy had previously voiced pessimism about the PGA Tour, but met with PIF officials in June and things have remained calm on the merger front since then. Here’s what the 26-time PGA Tour winner had to say about the state of play at the Tour Championship:

Rory McIlroy: “Lack of progress at LIV is ‘disappointing'”

When GOLF.com asked him to sum up the year at East Lake, McIlroy said, “I think it’s the same thing.” “I thought I would have made more progress, but it’s unfortunate. At the moment, everyone is boring and just tired. There are a few clouds hanging over golf. But they are very specific clouds.

“I wish we could do more, but there doesn’t seem to be much motivation on some part to try to solve this problem.”

McIlroy highlighted his interest in a thrilling U.S. Open showdown with LIV’s Bryson DeChambeau, which will be the hottest golf Sunday on the East Coast in 11 years. “Yes, obviously I was wrong, but look at the numbers Bryson and I put up at Pinehurst,” McIlroy said. “That’s what has to happen.”

“[LIV] has a lot of personalities, you know. The PGA Tour, I mean, we’re trying to create the best product here. You need a bad guy, or the whole thing can get bland. »

Six weeks later, the surprisingly exciting men’s golf event at the Paris Olympics, where LIV and PGA Tour stars competed for medals instead of prize money, provided another evocative reminder of what professional golf is all about. “I always think that the rider cup is the best tournament we have in our game” Pure Competition “. And I think you can be with him, “said Makira in Paris. “I think SHW is now a golf game show, and you are thinking of two tournaments, the cleanest competition in our sports. We are in this domain. I don’t play for money. “It says a lot about what’s important in sports, and the important thing is that I think every player had a great experience this week.”

Unfortunately for McIlroy (and golf fans), a deal doesn’t seem imminent. As Phil Mickelson and Jon Rahm say, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spoke enthusiastically about LIV’s future, but during a rare media session, the Tour Championship press conference, he dodged the question by repeating platitudes, even when asked directly how many times he’d physically sat in a room with PIF staff.

“I think the best way to answer this is to look at where we are right now. We have regular dialogue,” Monahan said. “We have the right people at the table with the right mindset, and you see that in all of these conversations, and it’s on both sides. It gives us optimism for the future and our ability to come together.

“But at the same time, these conversations are difficult. They’re going to need time. They’ve wasted time and they’re going to continue to waste time.”

After the first round of the Tour Championship, McIlroy (-6) is in 10th place, nine points behind leader Scottie Scheffler (-15). After he looked at the second 69 at OUKOLINA ATLANTA Hit, four major champions temporarily confirmed concerns about the PGA tour.

“I think anyone who cares about golf should be disappointed. I think anyone that cares about the PGA Tour has to be frustrated because we’re not putting forward the absolute best product that we can. I get the argument that these guys left and that was their choice and whatever. I just think that it’s gone on long enough. I think everyone is trying to find a solution. It’s just a tough decision.

“Like the U.S. Open with Bryson and me, it really only comes around four times a year at most. I think golf should have something like this happen more than four times a year.

“If that doesn’t happen soon, then frankly, PIF and the Saudis are going to have to consider other options, right? If something is not done, this is the next step of all of these. »» »

This article was first published in a coupling and was combined with approval.