Prior to the R&A Celebration of Champions statement late last week confirming that LIV Golf Commissioner, Greg Norman, would not be invited to the annual Champions Dinner during this week’s Open Championship at St. Andrews, Rory McIlroy made remarks Wednesday with the BBC that tensions between the various PGA and affiliated tours and LIV Golf are “splitting the game” and suggest seeking “common ground.”
As a member of the four-player member policy board of the PGA, McIlroy has been most critical of the LIV Golf series and the PGA players who joined.
“I wish it hadn’t got that messy … in hindsight, there were probably steps that were missed that wouldn’t have made it as messy,” said the four-time major winner….