Rory McIlroy appears to have softened his stance on LIV, calling on the Saudi-funded circuit and the PGA Tour to find a way to co-exist.
World No.1 McIlroy has been one of the most vocal and high-profile critics of the Greg Norman-fronted tour which completed its debut season in Miami a week ago.
However, speaking to Italian publication Golf & Turismo this week, the Irishman called for an end to the bitter split that has divided men’s professional golf this year.
“I believe there is no more time to waste, the PGA Tour and LIV will have to find a compromise and speak for the sake of our sport,” McIlroy is quoted as saying. “I don’t know when this can happen, certainly not tomorrow, but of course we will have to find an agreement.
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“Golf is a small reality. It is not football where there are large worlds inside it such as Serie A, the Champions League, FIFA and UEFA that coexist with each other. We need to stick together and find a way to ensure that, in the future, there are no splits like the one we are witnessing today.”
McIlroy’s comments echo those of Lee Trevino. The six-time major-winner told attendees at a Texas Sports Hall of Fame event that the emergence of the new circuit has parallels with the rise of the PGA Tour more than half a century ago.
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