Rory McIlroy denies LIV studies and says he’ll play on PGA Tour ‘for the remainder of my profession’ | Golf Information

Rory McIlroy has denied studies linking him with a transfer to LIV Golf, and insists his future lies with the PGA Tour.

London monetary paper Metropolis AM reported on the weekend that McIlroy, who has been among the many staunchest critics of the Saudi-funded breakaway, may very well be about to leap ship in a deal price £680m.

McIlroy’s supervisor Sean O’Flaherty instructed the Irish Unbiased the report was “pretend information” and the world No 2 was requested in regards to the declare forward of this week’s RBC Heritage, stay on Sky Sports activities from noon on Thursday.

“I actually do not know the way these items get began,” McIlroy mentioned in an interview with Golf Channel which he subsequently posted on his official account on X, previously Twitter. “I’ve by no means been supplied a quantity from LIV and I’ve by no means contemplated going to LIV.

“I believe I’ve made it clear over the previous two years that I do not suppose it is one thing for me.

“It doesn’t suggest that I decide people who went and performed over there, I believe one of many issues that I’ve realised over the previous two years is folks could make their very own choices for no matter they suppose is finest for themselves and who’re we to evaluate them for that?

“However personally for me, my future is right here on the PGA Tour and it is by no means been any totally different.”

Requested if he knew the place the hearsay had originated, McIlroy mentioned: “No, no concept.

“Jeez, I believe during the last two years there’s been so many rumours of fellows… and I believe the one factor I’ve realised as effectively is guys must hold an open thoughts and I am positive there’s been gamers who’re nonetheless taking part in on the PGA Tour which have talked to the fellows from LIV and had presents and no matter.

“However I don’t know. It is by no means even been a dialog for us and it is a type of issues.

“It is unlucky we now have to cope with it and that is the state that our sport’s in however I am clearly right here at present, taking part in this PGA Tour occasion and I’ll play the PGA Tour for the remainder of my profession.”

In separate interviews in January, McIlroy admitted he had been “too judgmental” of the Saudi-backed LIV circuit and the gamers who signed there, and he mentioned there ought to be no punishment for LIV gamers who would want to return to the PGA Tour.

McIlroy was then requested in March whether or not he is thought-about becoming a member of LIV because the PGA Tour’s negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund proceed, however McIlroy mentioned the cash does not sway him.

“It isn’t for me,” McIlroy mentioned in March. “I am an excessive amount of of a traditionalist. I really like profitable golf tournaments and searching on the trophy and seeing that Sam Snead received this trophy or Ben Hogan or Gene Sarazen or Jack Nicklaus or Gary Participant, Tiger Woods, Nick (Faldo), whoever it’s. The people who got here earlier than me.”

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