Donald Trump on PGA Tour’s side in LIV Golf dispute, says Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy believes Donald Trump is “on the PGA Tour side” in an ongoing dispute with rival Liv Golf, who is in the This topic was discussed before taking office while playing golf with the US President.
Speaking at Torrey Pines’ Genesis Invitational Tournament, the Northern Irish said Trump told him he didn’t like the Liv’s 54-hole form.
Trump met with PGA travel agency Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott last week, a group in talks with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), which funded Liv Ask for help.
PGA Tour has been in protracted negotiations with PIF Heal the division of golf in the world.
“President, he can do a lot of things,” McIlroy said. “He can go straight into the boss of Yasir (PiF Governor Al-Rumayyan). Not many people have it.
“Not many people can say, ‘I hope you finish this deal, by the way, I’m talking to your boss and I’m going to tell him the same thing.”
“He (Trump) may have influence. When I played with Sheikh Hamdan of Abu Dhabi, I saw this day (Trump) in Election in November. I don’t think people like how much respect he has (Middle East).
“Whenever he says something, they listen, and I think that’s a big deal.”
McIlroy said he played golf with Trump “a few weeks ago” and had a “good discussion.”
“I learned that he is not a fan of the LIV format,” McIlroy said, adding that he told the president that he hosted the LIV event.
McIlroy added: “He was like, ‘Yeah, but that doesn’t mean I like it,’ so I think he’s on the tour side.”
