{"id":21920,"date":"2023-06-07T21:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T21:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/rory-mcilroy-says-pga-tour-dp-world-tour-pif-merger-will-be-good-for-golf\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T21:01:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T21:01:48","slug":"rory-mcilroy-says-pga-tour-dp-world-tour-pif-merger-will-be-good-for-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/rory-mcilroy-says-pga-tour-dp-world-tour-pif-merger-will-be-good-for-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour, DP World Tour &#038; PIF merger will be &#8216;good for golf&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">&#8216;I still hate LIV&#8217; &#8211; McIlroy&#8217;s mixed emotions over merger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">The PGA Tour and DP World Tour&#8217;s shock merger with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will ultimately be &#8220;good for golf&#8221;, says Rory McIlroy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">The world number three had been a firm defender of the PGA Tour as rivals accepted lucrative deals to join the LIV Golf series, funded by the PIF.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Speaking at the Canadian Open, the Northern Irishman said he had &#8220;mixed emotions&#8221; about the &#8220;surprise&#8221; deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">But he added: &#8220;[In] 10 years this is going to be good for pro golf.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">The four-time major winner continued: &#8220;It unifies it and secures its financial future. But there are mixed emotions in there as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s hard for me to not feel somewhat like a sacrificial lamb, feeling like I&#8217;ve put myself out there and this is what happens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;Removing myself from the situation, I see how this is better for the game of golf, there&#8217;s no denying it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Giving his first public response to Tuesday&#8217;s announcement, McIlroy said how he:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10\">\n<li class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10.$list-item-0\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10.$list-item-0.0\">Hates LIV, but would rather have the PIF as a partner<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10.$list-item-1\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10.$list-item-1.0\">Has faith in Jay Monahan, despite the PGA Tour commissioner seeming &#8220;hypocritical&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10.$list-item-2\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10.$list-item-2.0\">Believes the players who joined LIV should be sanctioned<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10.$list-item-3\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$list-10.$list-item-3.0\">Is resigned to accepting Saudi investment and has &#8220;made his peace&#8221; with it<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-11\">&#8216;At the end of the day, money talks&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">Several players left the American PGA Tour and European-based DP World Tour to join the $2bn (\u00a31.6bn) LIV circuit when it launched last year, and McIlroy, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/61740384\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.$link-2.0\">who had been a staunch critic,<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.3\"> could not hide his feelings on Wednesday when he said: &#8220;I hate LIV. I hope it goes away now.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">An agreement has been signed that will combine the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV&#8217;s commercial operations and rights into a new, yet to be named for-profit company, with PGA commissioner Monahan as its chief executive and PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan as chairman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">&#8220;All I&#8217;ve wanted to do is protect the aspirational nature of the PGA Tour,&#8221; said McIlroy, 34. &#8220;This company sits above everything. Anyone involved with LIV now answers to Jay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;Whether you like it or not, the PIF is going to keep spending money in golf. Now the PGA Tour is going to control how that money is spent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">&#8220;Would you rather have one of the biggest sovereign wealth funds as a partner or an enemy? At the end of the day, money talks, and you&#8217;d rather have them as a partner.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-18\">McIlroy has faith in &#8216;hypocritical&#8217; Monahan<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-20\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-20.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-20.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-20.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$video-20.1\">PGA Tour, DP World Tour &amp; PIF merger: Jay Monahan on &#8220;heated&#8221; talk with players<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21.0\">McIlroy said he still had confidence in Monahan, who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/65830431\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21.$link-2.0\">faced calls to resign at an &#8220;intense and heated&#8221; players meeting<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21.3\"> at Tuesday&#8217;s Canadian Open in Toronto, but feels there should be consequences for the LIV defectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-22.0\">For example, he believes those who have resigned their membership of the DP World Tour and are now ineligible for the Ryder Cup should not be allowed to play for Europe against the United States in Rome from 29 September to 1 October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-23\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-23.0\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve dealt with Jay a lot closer than a lot of those guys have and from where we were a couple of weeks ago to where we are today, I think the future of the PGA Tour looks brighter as a whole,&#8221; said McIlroy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-24\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-24.0\">&#8220;What that looks like for individual players in keeping a Tour card, bringing players back into the fold, that&#8217;s where the anger comes from.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-25.0\">&#8220;I understand that and there still has to be consequences to actions. The people that left the PGA Tour irreparably harmed this Tour, started litigation against it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-26.0\">&#8220;We can&#8217;t just welcome them back in. That&#8217;s not going to happen. That&#8217;s what Jay was trying to get across [on Tuesday].&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-28\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-28.0\">Asked if those who turned down LIV deals should be reimbursed, McIlroy replied: &#8220;The simple answer is yes. The complex answer is how does that happen?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-29\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-29.0\">McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Hideki Matsuyama were the highest profile players to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/62390283\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-29.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-29.$link-2.0\">stick with the PGA<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-29.3\"> and, speaking later on Wednesday, Monahan said &#8220;their loyalty will be rewarded&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-30\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-30.0\">&#8220;Down the road that&#8217;s something I look forward to being more specific about,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31.0\">A group representing victims&#8217; families and survivors of the 9\/11 terror attacks also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/65828730\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31.$link-2.0\">said it felt &#8220;betrayed&#8221; by Monahan and the PGA Tour,<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-31.3\"> and that they should be &#8220;ashamed of their hypocrisy and greed&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-32\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-32.0\">&#8220;I told Jay, &#8216;you&#8217;ve galvanised everyone against something and now you&#8217;ve partnered it&#8217;,&#8221; McIlroy added. &#8220;Of course I can see how that looks hypocritical.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-33\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-33.0\">&#8220;The PIF and the Saudis want to spend money in the game of golf and they are not going to stop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-34\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-34.0\">&#8220;How can we get that money into the game but use it in the right way? Hopefully this is the way of doing it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"story-body__crosshead\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$crosshead-35\">McIlroy has &#8216;made my peace&#8217; with Saudi investment<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-36.0\">After Tuesday&#8217;s announcement, Amnesty said the merger is &#8220;really just more evidence of the onward march of Saudi sportswashing&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.0\">This week alone, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65813662\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.$link-2.0\">PIF took over four of the leading Saudi football clubs.<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.3\"> They include Al-Nassr, who made Cristiano Ronaldo the world&#8217;s highest-paid footballer earlier this season, and Al-Ittihad, who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65827087\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.$link-5\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.$link-5.0\">confirmed a deal to sign Karim Benzema<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-37.6\"> on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-38\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-38.0\">Asked about the increasing Saudi investment in golf, McIlroy replied: &#8220;I&#8217;ve made my peace with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-39.0\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen what&#8217;s happened in other sports and businesses. I&#8217;ve just resigned myself to the fact this is going to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40\"><span data-reactid=\".16ca2kwx6vk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-40.0\">&#8220;How do you keep up with people who have more money than anyone else? Let&#8217;s use the money in the right way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/65836419?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;I still hate LIV&#8217; &#8211; McIlroy&#8217;s mixed emotions over merger The PGA Tour and DP World Tour&#8217;s shock merger with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will ultimately be &#8220;good for golf&#8221;, says Rory McIlroy. 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