'I hate it' - Rory McIlroy rails against LIV Golf after FedEx Cup win, unhappy with players being at Wentworth
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Updated 29/08/2022 at 09:53 GMT
In one of the great comebacks in golf, Rory McIlroy overturned a six-stroke deficit in the final round to overhaul Scottie Scheffler and win the Tour Championship. McIlroy has been front and centre of the PGA Tour's battle with LIV Golf, and his win at East Lake was a perfect advert for the PGA Tour. He once again voiced his frustrations with what is happening to the sport.
McIlroy: "I hate what LIV is doing to golf"
Rory McIlroy moved past the great Tiger Woods with his third FedEx Cup triumph, but the focus once again turned to LIV Golf and he said he hates what is happening to the sport.
McIlroy capped a tumultuous year for him and golf by winning the Tour Championship by a single shot from world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
It was a stunning achievement bearing in mind he made a triple bogey on his opening hole at East Lake on Thursday.
He fought back from that, and from a six-stroke deficit, to pip Scheffler by a single shot.
It was a stunning duel involving two star names, with Scheffler fighting gamely despite being well short of his best, and also a tremendous advert for the PGA Tour.
Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced changes to the schedule for the following season in a bid to combat LIV Golf, which has disrupted the sport by luring players with huge contracts and prize funds, and McIlroy reinforced his support.
"I believe in the game of golf. I believe in this tour, in particular. I believe in the players on this tour," McIlroy said in the trophy presentation. "It's the greatest place in the world to play golf, bar none, and I've played all over."
It is likely to be a trying week for the PGA Tour as there are expected to be defections to LIV - notably Open champion Cameron Smith - following the end of the season.
McIlroy’s PGA Tour season is over and he will now head to Europe for the BMW PGA Championship.
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A group of LIV golfers won an injunction ahead of a full ruling allowing them to play on the DP World Tour, and there will be a raft of them - including Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia - in action at Wentworth.
McIlroy has said it will be uncomfortable seeing his former Ryder Cup team-mates in the field, as he "hates" what it is doing to golf.
“I hate what it is doing to the game of golf,” McIlroy said at his post-event press conference. “I hate it, I really do.
“It is going to be hard for me to stomach going to Wentworth in a couple of weeks’ time and seeing 18 of them there. That just does not sit right with me.
“I feel strongly, I believe what I am saying are the right things and I think when you believe what you are saying are the right things, you are happy to stick your neck out on the line.”
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