Rory McIlroy accused LIV Golf of “making up” its own rules amid the ongoing row over whether the upstart tour should be granted world ranking points.
Last week 50 players contracted to the Saudi-backed circuit penned a letter to OWGR chief Peter Dawson urging him to grant the league’s application, while its CEO Greg Norman claimed the body would become “obsolete” if it failed to do so.
However, speaking at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, McIlroy revealed he had “no problem” with the rebels receiving points.
“I certainly would want the best players in the world ranked accordingly,” he said.
“If Dustin Johnson is somehow 100th in the world it’s not an accurate reflection of where he is in the game.
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“But at the same time, you can’t make up your own rules. There’s criteria there, everyone knows what they are and if they want to pivot to meet the criteria they can.
“I’ve not problem with them getting ranking points at all but you have to meet the criteria. If you don’t it’s harder to justify why you should have them.”
Calls have grown louder for the warring factions to get round the table to thrash out a compromise, most recently from Dunhill backer Johann Rupert.
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