Rory McIlroy says Saudi golf league 'dead in the water'

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Rory McIlroy made clear he wasn’t going to leave the PGA Tour to jump for a Saudi-backed golf league.

McIlroy was asked about the league and whether it would be able to tee off. He made clear that the proposed league was over.

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after missing a putt during the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on Feb. 19, 2022, in Pacific Palisades, California. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

"Yeah, yeah. Who's left? Who's left to go? I mean, there's no one. It's dead in the water in my opinion. I just can't any reason why anyone would go," McIlroy said after his final round of the Genesis Invitational, according to Sky News.

The proposed league was a hot-button topic after Phil Mickelson made comments about why he was all for joining the league despite Saudi Arabia’s history on human rights.

Mickelson’s remarks about the proposed Saudi-backed golf league that would rival the PGA Tour came in an interview with author Alan Shipnuck, whose book, "Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar," is scheduled for a May release. 

Shipnuck posted a story based on the phone interview on "The Firepit Collective" website.

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Phil Mickelson watches his shot during the Travelers Championship tournament at TPC River Highlands on June 24, 2021, in Cromwell, Connecticut. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

"They’re scary motherf------ to get involved with," Mickelson reportedly said. "We know they killed [Washington Post reporter Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on