Rory McIlroy plans to stay silent on LIV and focus on US PGA performance

Rory McIlroy has promised a vow of silence on matters attached to LIV Golf, with the Northern Irishman determined to focus fully on his own performance for the remainder of 2023.

McIlroy’s position at the forefront of the PGA Tour’s resistance to the rebel LIV tour has seen him questioned continually regarding off-course matters. Speaking at Oak Hill, where he hopes to win a third US PGA Championship, he was curt when the likely future of LIV was put to him. “I don’t have a crystal ball,” he said. He followed up with a firm “no” when asked whether he would care to speculate and an equally direct “yes” over whether sidestepping the LIV storyline was a deliberate effort.

“I would rather people be talking about me for my golf rather than stuff that I am doing behind the scenes or what I have said in a press conference. I don’t regret anything that I have done because I think what has been done is really helpful and will help the guys that are on tour right now and help the next generation of players hopefully have a better professional tour to play on and all that sort of stuff. I think the work that has been done has been really good.

“But now that the wheels have been set in motion and it is time to focus on me and focus on playing great golf and trying to get back to winning ways.”

McIlroy’s missed cut last month at the Masters came as a shock, including to the man himself. The four-time major winner, 34, had looked in fine spirits before the tournament. His wait to complete what would be a grand slam of major titles goes on.

“I was never so sure that I was going to have a great week at Augusta,” McIlroy said. “Never so sure. And then that happens. It was a great lesson. It was a great lesson for me to not put too much