Rory McIlroy’s Opinion on LIV Golfers Coming Back to the PGA TOUR Will Shock You

Rory McIlroy was, at one time, one of LIV Golf’s most outspoken critics. However, he has softened substantially, and when you hear how he feels about LIV Golfers returning to the PGA TOUR, you might be shocked.

With all signs pointing toward the PGA TOUR and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) agreeing to a deal in the near future, the door is open for any number of possibilities to come into play that would reintroduce golfers who left back to the TOUR they abandoned.

McIlroy, surprisingly, would welcome those players with open arms, he said:

“There are guys that were on the PGA TOUR that went to play on LIV and if they still have status, sure, come back, come back and play. Like for us, they’ve all got equity in this tour. Having Bryson DeChambeau come back and play on this tour is good.”

McIlroy knows there are certain players who left the PGA TOUR for LIV that are needle movers. In today’s day and age of golf, where YouTube content is regularly outperforming the professional tours, they are in no situation to pick and choose and hold grudges.

He continued:

“I think everyone’s just got to get over it, and we all have to say okay, this is the starting point, and we move forward. We don’t look behind us; we don’t look to the past…Whatever’s happened has happened and it’s been unfortunate, but reunification, how we all come back together and move forward, that’s the best thing for everyone. If people are butt hurt or have their feelings hurt because guys went or whatever, like who cares?”

After all, everyone of these players has benefitted from LIV Golf, even if they did not leave the TOUR to play there.

Rory admits his bank account has benefitted greatly from the conflict between the professional tours:

“I look at what I made in 2019 before LIV came around and I look at what I’ve made after LIV came around; like I don’t know what to say, I earn more money now than I did in 2019 and if LIV hadn’t have come around, I don’t know if I would have been able to say that.” and it’s very different.”

Quotes via NUCLR GOLF

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