Rory McIlroy admits PGA Tour merger with PIF is good for golf
Rory McIlroy insists the PGA Tour's shock merger with the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund is good for golf despite his own mixed emotions.despite warring against the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour for a year.All pending litigation has been dropped and the PIF will now fund a new joint-enterprise with the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.by the PGA Tour's decision, which was relayed to him just hours in advance.
However, speaking for the first time since the stunning announcement, McIlroy believes this deal will ultimately benefit the sport. He said: "I gather the Tour felt they were in a real position of strength coming off the DP World Tour winning their legal case in London; it weakened the other side's position.Woods and McIlroy said no to nine-figure deals but LIV Golf rebels have the last laugh
"I think ultimately when I try to remove myself from the situation and try to look at the bigger picture and I look 10 years down the line, I think ultimately it's going to be good for the game of professional golf."I don't understand all the intricacies of what's going on.
McIlroy was keen to point out this is a deal with the PIF, not LIV Golf, and the breakaway league could now disappear, having served its greater purpose.
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