Rory McIlroy said he thinks President Donald Trump is on the PGA Tour’s side when it comes to how the tournament is run versus the format of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Tour.
McIlroy, who was the 2022 PGA Tour champion, said he played a round of golf with the president in January before he was inaugurated.
The 35-year-old said he had a great conversation with the president and ultimately concluded that Trump was on his side and the PGA Tour’s side in terms of how the game should be formatted.
“It was really good. I thought we had a good discussion. I learned that he’s not a fan of the LIV format, which was I was like, ‘But you’ve hosted their events.’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, but it doesn’t mean that I like it,'” McIlroy recalled. “I think he’s on the Tour side.”
The Northern Irishman commented on his relationship with Trump at a press conference during the Genesis Invitational in San Diego, California. While fielding questions, McIlroy said he preferred a “Tiger Woods” style of scoring, where the winner takes home a larger share of the tournament winnings.
On the LIV Tour, there is a combination of team stroke-play and team match-play tournaments. In most tournaments, no players are cut…
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