Rory McIlroy: “Golf is tearing itself apart”

This week, Rory McIlroy finds himself in a field of players that includes several members of the LIV Golf Series, on the occasion of theAlfred Dunhill Links set in Saint Andrews, Scotland. Again, the Northern Irishman was not shy about expressing his thoughts on the dissident Saudi-backed circuit.

Division

Leading up to the tournament, McIlroy told reporters that the LIV continues to drive a wedge in the sport and that this split is not beneficial to any of the parties involved.

“It’s not good for anyone, not for the guys on this side, not for the guys on the other side. »

«I don’t want a fractured game. Never. Look at other sports, golf is tearing up right now “, he explained. “It’s not good for anyone, neither for the guys on this side, nor for the guys on the other side.»

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The serious things will start in court, as several golfers challenged the bans they had received from other circuits (PGA tour, DP World Tour) for having participated in an event of the LIV Golf Series invitational.

“I have always said that I think there is a time and a place where everyone involved here should sit down and try to work together”

«I’ve always said that I think there’s a time and a place where everyone involved here should sit down and try to work togetherMcIlroy said. “It’s very difficult at the moment when there are two ongoing trials.»

World ranking

LIV members also insist that they should receive Official World Golf Ranking points. McIlroy doesn’t necessarily see a problem with that. But with LIV being played over three rounds – that’s just 54 holes – each tournament – while the PGA Tour plays four rounds – McIlroy thinks there would have to be some sort of compromise if that were to happen.

« You cannot invent your own rules. There are criteria, everyone knows them. If they want to scale to meet the criteria, they can.And McIlroy added:I have absolutely no problem with them getting ranking points. But if you don’t meet the criteria, it’s going to be hard to justify why you should have them.»