Rory McIlroy Gives Emphatic Farewell To LIV Golf Amid Merger: ‘I Hate LIV’
Golfer Rory McIlroy told reporters at the RBC Canadian Open Wednesday that he was happy about the impending PGA merger with LIV Golf and the PGA European Tour. Though he didn’t like the thought of Saudi Arabian funding in the sport, he expects LIV to be absorbed by pre-existing tours and sees it as an improvement. “I still hate LIV,” McIlroy said at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club. “Like, I hate LIV. I hope it goes away, and I would fully expect that it does. I think that’s where the distinction here is. This is the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and the PIF, very different from LIV.” Since the...