Rory McIlroy Drops a Truth Bomb About the PGA TOUR Deal with PIF

A lot of transparency has been missing from the PGA TOUR and PIF regarding their potential deal that could bring professional golf back together.

Despite constant reassurances from TOUR players and leadership that progress is being made, we are nearly nine full months past the first deadline for a deal. 

In the roughly fifteen months since a framework agreement was first announced, it is fair to assume little to no meaningful progress has been recorded. If there were any, we’d probably hear about it from someone.

But what is the hold up? Since nobody will be honest, it seems Rory McIlroy is ready to do so.

McIlroy said roughly half of the players on both the PGA TOUR and LIV Golf do not want a deal to get done, which could be a major sticking point, along with the fact that the Department of Justice needs to have their say:

Rory McIlroy says that half of tour players “probably don’t” want the PGA Tour-PIF deal to get done. 👀 pic.twitter.com/nHDOvoCMeg

— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) September 18, 2024

Precisely which players want it to not happen is a mystery, and it will probably remain that way forever. For me, I have one guess:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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There are likely players on the LIV side who are happy not only with their new work-life balance but also with their healthy paychecks and bank accounts.

There are also PGA TOUR players who likely cannot seem to forgive those who left. One thing is for certain: none of the LIV players will be happy about some requests from TOUR pros who want them to give back their signing bonuses or play for free.

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