Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy has weighed in with his views on the controversial LIV Golf Invitational Series and says money is the main motivation for anyone that takes ...

So, I had to learn from early on in my career that you show up and still give it 100% to try to win the tournament." The LIV Golf event has attracted further criticism after receiving £1.6bn of additional funding from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, with the aim to turn it into a 14-event league by 2024. But everyone has to do what's right for themselves and who are we to say otherwise?"

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy hopes European team-mates Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood can still be involved in the Ryder Cup despite ...

It’s their life, it’s their decision, they can live it the way they want to. That’s the thing I don’t get.” It’s their life, it’s their decision, they can live it the way they want to." “I think they’re thinking very short-term. “It’s not something that I want to participate in. “It’s not something that I want to participate in.

A number of Ryder Cup legends such as Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia have defected to the LIV golf tour.

That’s the thing I don’t get.” “I think they’re thinking very short-term. It’s their life, it’s their decision, they can live it the way they want to. “But for me I want to play on the PGA Tour against the best players in the world. “It’s hard because they are playing in defiance of the Tour but I think everyone needs to get in a room and figure it out. “Yes, I think they should be able to (feature in the Ryder Cup). They’ve been such a part of the Ryder Cup and look at the history Poults has at the Ryder Cup,” he told media ahead of his appearance in the RBC Canadian Open.

The Irishman is remaining loyal to the PGA Tour despite hundreds of millions on offer from the Saudi Arabia-backed rebel tour.

So unlike the tarnished reputations of those at Centurion Club, McIlroy wins in the short-term by simply standing pat, underlining his moral boundaries and character while staying loyal to the game’s traditional institution. LIV Golf will inevitably strengthen its field once it arrives at its next stop in Portland at the end of this month. Undoubtedly this has created uncomfortable momentum, so now we wait for the PGA Tour to finish deliberating and fire their first counterpunch. Dustin Johnson was bought for in excess of $150 million, enabling LIV Golf to show that the door has been well and truly smashed open for others to follow. I don’t really know what’s going on there.” Bryson DeChambeau evidently seems to have paid attention and is the next big name to be lured by the incomprehensible numbers fluttered in front of him.

Northern Irish golf star Rory McIlroy is a proud advocate of the PGA Tour and has spoken out against fellow players' decision to join the controversial ...

“I think it's a shame that it's going to fracture the game,” McIlroy concluded. I think for me, speaking to a few people yesterday, one of the comments was any decision that you make in your life that’s purely for money, usually doesn’t end up going the right way. “I think my stance on it has been pretty clear from the start,” McIlroy said. The 33-year-old fired veiled shots at those who joined the divisive series by suggesting it defines their respective ‘goals and ambitions’. It means the American will be ineligible for the Ryder Cup, although he could still compete in majors. LIV Golf will stage their first three-day, 54-hole event at The Centurion Club near St Albans from Thursday amid a build-up littered with controversy and infighting.