Rory McIlroy regrets being “too judgemental” of players on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour and says he now realizes not everyone is in his or Tiger Wood’s financial situation.
Rory McIlroy regrets being “too judgemental” of players on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour and says he now realizes not everyone is in his or Tiger Wood’s financial situation.
Posted by Tum Balogun Mailonline08:13 January 3, 2024 Updated 08:18 January 3, 2024
The 34-year-old has taken the league by storm, challenged high-paying golfers and essentially become the face of golf orthodoxy. The sport’s civil war has caused a major rift between the Northern Irishman and his former Ryder Cup teammates, including Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood. Last year, he also strongly opposed allowing North Korean defectors to represent Europe in Rome in September. But responding to his comments about John Rahm’s massive £400m deal with LIV, McIlroy admitted he was too hard on the players he decided to sign.
