It is important to note that earlier this year, the PGA Tour signed a deal with Strategic Sports Group (SSG) for $3 billion, and now the Tour has been in talks with PIF for another deal.
Rory McIlroy views playing more golf as the best means of escaping from the dynamic changes occurring in the sport. However, only time will tell how the merger will initiate further or whether it will come to fruition or not.
Over the past few years, particularly since the inception of LIV Golf, the golfing landscape has witnessed numerous changes, from the legal disputes between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) backed LIV Golf to the subsequent announcement of their controversial merger. “I’m not on the board, but I’m in some way involved in that transaction committee.
McIlroy secured his 26th PGA Tour victory at the Wells Fargo Championship, which concluded on Sunday, May 12. I don’t have a vote so I don’t have, I guess, a meaningful say in what happens in the future, but at least I can feel like I can be helpful on that committee, and that was sort of a compromise for I guess not getting a board seat.”
He clinched a five-stroke triumph over Xander Schauffele. Rory McIlroy views playing more golf as the best means of escaping from the dynamic changes occurring in the sport.
During a press conference following the event, the Northern Irish golfer shared his thoughts on the changes in the golf the past few years, particularly since the inception of LIV Golf, the golfing landscape has witnessed numerous changes, from the legal disputes between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) backed LIV Golf to the subsequent announcement of their controversial merger.
He said that playing golf provided the most effective escape from the tensions surrounding the sport. McIlroy secured his 26th PGA Tour victory at the Wells Fargo Championship, which concluded on Sunday, May 12.
Speaking of changes, McIlory said (via Ten Golf’s YouTube channel): “I don’t mind it” – Rory McIlroy sees playing as a ‘nice escape’ from the recent developments in the world of golf. He clinched a five-stroke triumph over Xander Schauffele.
