Rory McIlroy has denied experiences 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, might be about to leap ship in a deal price £680m.
McIlroy’s supervisor Sean O’Flaherty advised the Irish Impartial the report was “faux information” and the world No 2 was requested concerning the declare forward of this week’s RBC Heritage, stay on Sky Sports activities from noon on Thursday.
“I actually do not understand how this stuff 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 provided a quantity from LIV and I’ve by no means contemplated going to LIV.
“I feel I’ve made it clear over the previous two years that I do not assume it is one thing for me.
“It does not imply that I decide people who went and performed over there, I feel one of many issues that I’ve realised over the previous two years is individuals could make their very own selections for no matter they assume 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 thought.
“Jeez, I feel during the last two years there’s been so many rumours of men… and I feel the one factor I’ve realised as properly is guys must preserve an open thoughts and I am certain there’s been gamers who’re nonetheless taking part in on the PGA Tour which have talked to the blokes from LIV and had gives 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 have now to take care of it and that is the state that our recreation’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 is not for me,” McIlroy mentioned in March. “I am an excessive amount of of a traditionalist. I really like successful 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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