Rory McIlroy says he doesn’t suppose a deal to unite golf is “any nearer” regardless of talks between the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and United States president Donald Trump.
The game has been fractured since Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf launched in 2022 and recruited a few of the sport’s main gamers from the PGA Tour, together with Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.
Discussions over a attainable merger began in June 2023 and, in February, the PGA Tour held “constructive” talks with LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and president Trump on the White Home.
On the Genesis Open, 15-time main winner Tiger Woods mentioned he thought the divide would “heal shortly” following the talks.
Nevertheless, McIlroy would not consider the PGA Tour “wants” a deal to be struck, and mentioned any plans to unify the game are nonetheless far-off from coming to fruition.
“I do not suppose it is ever felt that shut however it would not really feel prefer it’s any nearer,” mentioned Northern Eire’s McIlroy.
“I feel the narrative round golf would welcome a deal by way of having one of the best gamers collectively once more.
“However I do not suppose the PGA Tour wants a deal.”
