Rory McIlroy has been one of the most outspoken PGA golfers against LIV Golf.
Like the rest of us, he is trying to figure out what this PGA and LIV merger will look like and how he fits into it.
His answers demonstrated a conflicted but honest assessment of what all of this means.
It Is Good For Golf
McIlroy admits that this decision is good for the game of golf.
Few people can disagree that having the best players in the world competing against each other week in and week out is good for the sport.
@basic_cinephile Merge has definitely shifted the paradigm. #foryoupage #fyp #golf #golftiktok #pga #pgatour #livgolf #rorymcilroy ♬ original sound – Golf Fan Page
He Does Not Know How Team Aspect Will Work
There is a team element to LIV Golf that may be folded into this new entity.
McIlroy is very candid in saying he does not know how that would work or if he would be involved in it.
@oldrowgolf Thoughts?!? #golf #golftok #golftiktok #rorymcilroy #pgatour #livgolf ♬ original sound – OldRowGolf
He Thinks PGA Golfers Should Be Compensated
Given the massive amount of money the LIV golfers received, McIlroy was asked if the PGA loyalists, like himself, should be compensated accordingly under the new arrangement.
His answer was a definite yes, but he does not understand how that would work.
Conclusion
It is safe to say that no one knows exactly how this new arrangement will work.
The PGA announced it at around the same time it informed McIlroy.
That is a rough start to a major transition.
These golfers are in the peak of their season, and many are getting ready for next week’s Major: the U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club beginning on June 15.
Max Homa tweeted how he believes the U.S. Open media will go for him.
I have some US Open media today and this is how I assume it will go:
“So Max, with the US Open in LA, and u being from right up the road with a solid track record in California, what do u think about the PGA Tour and PIF partnering up for the foreseeable future?”
— max homa (@maxhoma23) June 7, 2023
For a kid whose only jobs have been caddy and golfer that struggles to remember to check his email, I sure have been on a lot of important business-like phone calls today
— max homa (@maxhoma23) June 7, 2023
Adding all of this into the mix at this time is difficult for the players to focus on golf and the typical press commitments associated with that.
There are a lot of loose ends that need to be worked out, and the players will need to be on board to make this work.
Rory admits that he still hates LIV golf and believes it going away is a good thing.
There were a lot of harsh words spoken between PGA and LIV golfers in the past year; mending the fences among the players is going to be as important as joining the tours together to provide a better golf product for fans and players.
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