Rory McIlroy on Wednesday welcomed the PGA Tour’s shock merger with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf but said rebel players who joined the upstart circuit should not be granted an automatic return to the sport.
Northern Ireland star McIlroy, one of the staunchest critics of LIV Golf, made it clear he felt he had been used as a pawn in the divide and said while he still seethed with “hatred” towards the upstart circuit he ultimately believed Tuesday’s deal would secure the financial future of the sport.
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“It’s hard for me to not sit up here and feel somewhat like a sacrificial lamb and feeling like I’ve put myself out there and this is what happens,” McIlroy said.
“Removing myself from the situation, I see how this is better for the game of golf….
