Rory McIlroy calls for 'sit down' between LIV Golf, PGA Tour but cautions timing

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PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan suggested earlier this month that any sort of truce with the rival LIV Golf circuit was seemingly "off the table" with an antitrust lawsuit leveled against them in August, but Rory McIlroy warned Wednesday that the current state of affairs in the world of golf "is ripping itself apart right now." 

The defending FedEx Cup champion, who has been among the most outspoken against those who have defected to LIV, made it clear this week that he believes both sides should "try to work together," but added that now’s "not the right time" because of the current climate of things between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his tee shot on the 10th hole watched by his playing partner Tiger Woods of The United States during the first round of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on May 19, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  (David Cannon/Getty Images)

"I’ve always said I think there is a time and a place where everyone that’s involved here should sit down and try to work together," McIlroy told reporters, via Golf.com.  "It’s very hard for that to happen right now when there’s two lawsuits going on."

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"I don’t want a fractured game. I never have. You look at some other sports and what’s happened and the game of golf is ripping itself apart right now," he continued. "And that’s no good for anyone. It’s no good for the guys on, you know, this side or the sort of traditional system and it’s no good for the guys on the other side, either. It’s no good for anyone."

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