'I wouldn’t say I’ve lost the fight against LIV, but I’ve accepted this is part of our sport now'
Rory McIlroy painted himself in a corner with his vehement opposition to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League and is now re-positioning himself as the game’s major tours negotiate a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
"Growing the game" of golf without deep respect to its inherited traditions will shrink the game
As he was being inducted into the American Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in 2005, Chicago Cubs great Ryne Sandberg gave a speech about honouring a game that is bigger than himself. Anyone associated with, or considering being associated with, the LIV Golf tour should give the speech a listen.
Lowry lashes LIV propaganda: “It's tough to listen to the guy... say he has to do this to put food on the table for his wife and kids”
Shane Lowry might not have been surprised to see Jon Rahm take the LIV Golf cash but admits it’s hard for the ordinary golfer to listen to multi-millionaires say they made the move to “grow the game” and put food on the table for their families.
Kennedy ready to resist pressure in LIV Golf quest in Abu Dhabi
Royal Dublin amateur Max Kennedy says he’s ready to test his game under pressure in the $1.5 million LIV Golf Promotions event in Abu Dhabi as he bids to win a dream ticket to join some of the game’s biggest stars in the breakaway circuit next year.
