'If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on Earth, I would retire' - Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy has said he would rather walk away from the sport than play LIV Golf. After a year of acrimony between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the former announced a proposed merger with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) — the funding vehicle for LIV. Ad The proposed merger came out of the blue, with players on both sides of the divide taken aback by the news.

Golf'I feel like I have that friend back' — Garcia and McIlroy end feud28/06/2023 AT 21:49 A United States Senate sub-committee has been investigating the deal — and documents released on Tuesday shed light on some of the discussions that took place prior to the announcement of the merger. As well as PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan requesting membership of Augusta National and the Royal & Ancient golf clubs, it was put forward that McIlroy and Tiger Woods would be required to play LIV Golf — albeit those requests were never taken on as part of the merger. McIlroy was one of the most vocal critics of LIV, and his feelings have not changed.

After making a fine start to the Scottish Open with a round of 64, McIlroy was asked about the revelations. «There wasn't a lot of new information in there for me, there was maybe some new information for other people,» McIlroy said. «I've almost been too close to it over the last year, so it's nice to be able to distance myself a bit from it.

»If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on Earth, I would retire. That's how I feel about it. I would play the majors, but I'd be pretty comfortable." 'I feel like I have a friend back' — Garcia on McIlroy Garcia to miss Open for first time since 1997 Xander Schauffele said before the Scottish Open that he was unhappy about being kept in the dark over the proposed merger, a