Rory McIlroy stated that he wasn’t attempting to ship a message by signing up for a made-for-TV occasion that may pit two of the most effective PGA Tour gamers towards two of the highest points of interest on LIV Golf.
“All of us thought it was a good suggestion,” McIlroy stated Wednesday on the Irish Open, “and one thing that hopefully is an indication of issues to return sooner or later.”
PGA Tour stars Scottie Scheffler and McIlroy will sq. off towards LIV’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in Las Vegas in mid-December.
McIlroy has stated for a lot of the previous 12 months that the warring sides want to achieve a deal for the great of the game, and that followers need to see the most effective gamers on this planet collectively extra than simply 4 occasions a 12 months on the main championships.
This match, McIlroy stated, was him doing his half.
“We needed to do one thing that every one golf followers might get enthusiastic about,” he stated. “It’s a strategy to present golf followers that that is what might occur, or these are the chances going ahead. I’ve been saying this for a very long time. I feel golf and golf followers ought to get to see us greater than 4 occasions a 12 months. That’s what we’ve tried to do.”
Representatives from the PGA Tour and Saudi Public Funding Fund reportedly met this week in New York Metropolis as talks progress on a potential deal that will infuse billions of {dollars} into the PGA Tour Enterprises and probably create a pathway again for LIV defectors.
McIlroy, who’s a part of the transaction subcommittee that straight negotiates with the Saudis, has expressed frustration on the gradual tempo of the negotiations. He stated final month that he hasn’t a part of a subcommittee name since June, and he added Wednesday that he wasn’t concerned within the conferences this week.
“It’s actually peculiar timing,” he stated. “I don’t know a lot in regards to the talks which might be occurring. I do know there may be, however that’s not one thing that I’m part of. We’re all within the recreation of golf attempting to search for an answer to all this and attempt to transfer ahead. So we’ll see. I do know as a lot as you do at this level.”
