Overview
- Speaking Friday after a 67 at the Truist Championship, Rory McIlroy said letting LIV golfers back could be good business but asked whether they actually want to return.
- McIlroy cast doubt on LIV’s hunt for new backers after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund said it will end support, saying a fund that wealthy walking away suggests the model is too costly.
- Player sentiment is split, with Anirban Lahiri and Thomas Detry rejecting the idea of a PGA Tour return while Bryson DeChambeau said he would focus on YouTube if LIV collapses.
- PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has stressed selective readmission for players who strengthen the product, and Brooks Koepka’s January comeback required financial penalties.
- LIV has hired Ducera Partners to court investors and announced a Sony India TV deal as part of a restructuring push to keep the league going.