‘I’m so sick of it’: Rory McIlroy gives withering verdict on Saudi-backed Super Golf League

Rory McIlroy says he is “sick of” hearing about the Saudi Arabia-backed Super Golf League and has reaffirmed his loyalty to the PGA Tour.

Rory McIlroy is not a fan of the Super Golf League. (Kamran Jebreili/AP)

The 32-year-old has already stated that he would refuse to join the controversial Super League, which aims to take on and conquer the PGA Tour by stealing its highest profile golfers with lucrative financial offers. The likes of Tiger Woods and Collin Morikawa have also said they have no interest in the oil state’s alternative circuit, and the PGA has indicated it would permanently ban players who appear in the Super League.

“Not so Super League!”, McIlroy joked at his news conference ahead of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club north of Los Angeles.

“Oh, I’m so sick of it. I guess I’m intrigued who would [leave the PGA Tour in favour of the Super League]. Certainly for the younger guys, like it just seems a massive risk. I can maybe make sense of it for the guys that are getting to the latter stages of their career, for sure. I don’t think that’s what a rival golf league is really; that’s not what they’re going to want, is it?

“They don’t want some sort of league that’s like a preâChampions tour. I don’t know. I understand the financial part of it for guys that are later on in their career. But you look at the people that have already said no. [Jon] Rahm, number one in the world, Morikawa, myself. You’ve got the top players in the world saying no, so that has to tell you something.”

McIlroy sits on the PGA Tour’s policy board and also discussed the organisation’s financial strength and future-proofing. “There’s a forecast through 2025,” the four-time major champion said. “Any forecast that the PGA