PGA Tour: Rory McIlroy is once more raising awareness of the conflict dividing professional golf.
The world’s No. 2 golfer, Rory McIlroy, suggested on Wednesday that the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf circuit, which is supported by Saudi Arabia, make peace before the DP World Tour’s Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews.
Everybody involved in this situation ought to sit down and attempt to work together at some point, McIlroy added. Since there are already two lawsuits pending, it is very difficult for that to happen.
11 LIV players, including Phil Mickelson, sued the PGA Tour in August for antitrust violations, alleging, among other reasons, that the circuit had engaged in anticompetitive behaviour to exploit its monopoly authority. The plaintiffs in the action have been reduced to four: Matt Jones, Bryson DeChambeau, Peter Uihlein, and LIV Golf.
Up until a decision is anticipated in February, another lawsuit has permitted LIV players to compete on the DP World Tour.
Rory McIlroy, who has frequently been one of the PGA Tour’s strongest defenders, thinks that a deal between the two sides is increasingly likely as time goes on.
Although the circuit just applied for such categorization, the tour does not receive points for the world rankings, therefore LIV defectors will eventually fall in the standings. Last Monday, Peter Dawson, the OWGR chairman, received a letter from all 48 LIV players asking for such a title.
McIlroy acknowledges that LIV does not currently match the requirements for players to receive world-ranking points, but he is open to the idea.
The best players in the world should be ranked appropriately, he declared. “In my opinion, Dustin Johnson is in the top 100. It doesn’t accurately reflect his position in the game. However, you are not allowed to create your own rules. Everyone is aware of the conditions there and what they are. I absolutely have no issue with them receiving points for the world ranking if they choose to change their strategy to fit the requirements. However, you only need to meet the requirements; otherwise, it will be difficult to defend why you should have them.”
A Tour-LIV ceasefire is “off the table, and it has been for a long time,” according to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, who also serves on the OWGR board, last week before the Presidents Cup.
Despite the fact that Monahan and McIlroy support opposite sides of the sport’s conflict, the 33-year-old Northern Irishman thinks that the current split in professional golf isn’t advantageous to anyone.
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