McIlroy was speaking after firing a one-under par 71 in the first round of the Canadian Open.
RORY MCILROY ADMITTED it was a relief to get back to playing golf amid the tension and uncertainty sparked by the US PGA Tour’s bombshell deal to team up with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.
When the PGA Tour responded to LIV with a new category of top-tier events aimed at showcasing its marquee players, McIlroy worked to calm fears among lower ranked players that they would be squeezed out — and a contentious players meeting on Tuesday in Toronto showed that the new deal has only stirred up those concerns.
Monahan reportedly faced calls to resign this week from players and was branded a hypocrite not only by tour members but also by families of 9/11 attack survivors, who view Saudi Arabia as a key contributor to the 2001 attacks in which hijackers flew planes into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York and other targets, leaving thousands dead.
But with players feeling blindsided by the decision and details of the new “collectively owned, for profit entity” still to be unveiled, tensions remain high.
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