Rory McIlroy admitted seeing LIV Golf players at the top of the leaderboard at the BMW PGA Championship gave him “extra motivation”.
LIV’s Talor Gooch and Patrick Reed both threatened at Wentworth, before Shane Lowry’s eventual victory with McIlroy and Jon Rahm tied for second.
McIlroy, along with Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick and Billy Horschel, was outspoken ahead of the tournament in his belief the rebels should not have been allowed to play.
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And he admitted their presence at the business end on Sunday had spurred him on.
“The leaderboard at Wentworth last week at about 2pm on Sunday was looking pretty grim if you were in a position that I hold,” he said ahead of this week’s Italian Open.
“That probably gave me some extra motivation and a few other guys on the leaderboard to get past that 14-under mark.”
McIlroy also admitted he can’t help but speak out on the current power struggle between LIV and the established tours, so strong are his feelings towards the breakaway circuit.
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