Rory McIlroy has been the most strident anti-LIV voice in golf’s bitter power struggle and he did not hold back as he faced the media for the first time since a remarkable peace agreement was struck.
In a passionate press address at the RBC Canadian Open, he said he felt like “a sacrificial lamb” and that players who had stayed with the PGA Tour should be compensated for their loyalty. He also stressed that the deal was not a merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour but a partnership with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) that safeguarded the future. “It’s not LIV,” he said. “I hate LIV. I would hope it goes away and I would fully expect it does.”
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