Rory McIlroy on LIV Golf players: 'Don't try and come back and play over here again'

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Rory McIlroy has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to those players who defected to LIV Golf, and he wants those who have made the jump to stay on their side. 

McIlroy again addressed the rival Saudi-backed league this week, saying he takes no issue with those who have joined LIV Golf but thinks they shouldn’t be allowed to still be involved with the PGA Tour or European Tour.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines up a putt on the fourth green during the third round of the 122nd U.S. Open Championship at The Country Club on June 18, 2022 in Brookline, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

"I think at this stage, if you go over and play on a different tour, then go over and play on a different tour," he said, via the BBC. "You're sort of basically leaving all your peers behind to go make more money, which is fine. But just go over there. Don't try and come back and play over here again." 

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McIlroy’s comments follow a decision by a British court to allow Ian Poulter, Adrian Otaegui and Justin Harding to compete in this week’s Scottish Open, despite the DP World Tour’s ban on players who played in the LIV Golf Invitational in London last month. 

"This whole having your cake and eating it type thing is what the resentment [stems from] within the [PGA and DP World Tour] membership," McIlroy said. 

Team Europe's Ian Poulter hits to the ninth green during a practice day at the Ryder Cup at the Whistling Straits Golf Course Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in Sheboygan, Wis. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Following the PGA Tour’s ban on LIV Golf players, the European