{"id":667776,"date":"2026-05-13T08:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/667776\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T08:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:01:12","slug":"pga-championship-2026-liv-golf-future-news-rory-mcilroy-reveals-blindside-jon-rahm-responds-to-villain-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/667776\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Championship 2026, LIV Golf future, news: Rory McIlroy reveals blindside, Jon Rahm responds to villain status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coverage of the first two rounds of the PGA Championship begins at 8:45pm AEST on Foxtel and Kayo Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy has revealed how rumours<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/liv-golf-on-brink-of-collapse-as-saudi-public-investment-fund-pulls-funding-pga-tour-2026-reaction-latest-news\/news-story\/b1adbd9daf9566d39fb48a52ad065cc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> LIV Golf was set to be defunded were swirling on the PGA Tour<\/a> well before the plug was pulled. <\/p>\n<p>The back-to-back Masters champion was speaking ahead of this week\u2019s PGA Championship when he said he first heard the bombshell as early as March. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776909012_441_poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Watch the 2026 PGA Championship LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on FOX SPORTS, available on Kayo, May 14 &#8211; 17 | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/golf?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkgolf-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-glf-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join now and get your first month for just $1 &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> It was not until the end of April that Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund confirmed it would pull funding at the end of 2026, plunging the breakaway league \u2014 and the careers of all its players \u2014 into uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was always a possibility,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cI feel like a lot of us, including me, we almost knew before the (LIV) players did that this was going to happen. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was hearing about this back in March, April time.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy said that upon hearing the rumour, he reached out to a contact within LIV Golf, only to learn they were left completely in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have friends over there. One of my best friends, Ricky (McCormick), caddies for Tom McKibbin. I would talk to him all the time about what was going on,\u201d McIlroy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was saying to Ricky: \u2018Have you guys heard any of this stuff?\u2019 He was like: \u2018No, everything seems OK over here.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just feels like the rug was pulled from under their feet and everyone was sort of blindsided by it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the risk that those guys chose to take. There\u2019s a lot of uncertainty in the air right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy was one of the most vocal critics against LIV Golf when it launched in 2022, and doubted its ability to survive. <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE<\/p>\n<p>\u2018HE\u2019S JUST LOOSE\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/pga-championship\/pga-championship-2026-golf-news-35-years-since-john-daly-won-major-at-crooked-stick-feature\/news-story\/47a9f9369e4e9acd514f79b6ffe6036e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Crazy true story of when Wild Thing arrived&#8230; and how he changed golf forever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TEE TIMES: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/pga-championship\/pga-championship-2026-tee-times-for-round-1-groups-what-time-does-it-start-when-do-the-australians-begin\/news-story\/039341f795c579a43ef047eb5598d4dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">When every Aussie tees off as blockbuster Rahm-Rory pairing headlines PGA Champs groups<\/a><\/p>\n<p>THE COURSE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/pga-championship\/pga-championship-2026-golf-news-inside-aronimink-golf-club-and-its-dark-history-course-difficulty-and-guide\/news-story\/f721493821baacbd32e78b318de305ea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Inside PGA\u2018s unknown brute and why a forgotten US \u2018masterpiece\u2019 could prove a \u2018tough test\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/pga-championship\/pga-championship-2026-golf-news-inside-aronimink-golf-club-and-its-dark-history-course-difficulty-and-guide\/news-story\/f721493821baacbd32e78b318de305ea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CAM SMITH: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/golf\/pga-championship-2026-golf-cameron-smith-swing-coach-split-that-had-to-happen-and-how-liv-future-looks\/news-story\/0adf46db9e2810e00759a721ae3f6251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Smith\u2019s post-LIV career is at a crossroads. Here\u2019s why his devastating split had to happen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy has revealed how rumours LIV Golf was set to be defunded were swirling on the PGA Tour well before the plug was pulled.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>Once established, however, McIlroy then used his voice to plea for a merger deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudis to be struck.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about that call on Tuesday, McIlroy said in hindsight \u201cI\u2019m glad I was wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cEveryone knows, with everything that\u2019s happening in the Middle East, that had a lot to do (with it)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut whenever you have funding tied so much to the geopolitical landscape in the world, that\u2019s a tricky road to navigate. Their priorities shifted, and that leaves LIV in a pretty precarious spot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Put it in your diariesSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>Jon Rahm speaks over LIV controversy <\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf\u2019s biggest-ever recruit, Jon Rahm, was pressed during his press conference about claims he thought he could single-handedly force through a merger when he signed for the Saudi breakaway in late 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Rahm was LIV Golf\u2019s only big-name signing to come after a Framework Agreement between the two circuits was revealed in mid-2023.<\/p>\n<p>As ratifying the agreement stalled, the Spaniard\u2019s recruitment drove a massive wedge between the two parties from which the merger ultimately never recovered.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of signing, Rahm told the BBC that he believed he could be \u201cthe tipping point\u201d for the merger to be pushed through.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, LIV Golf dangles by a thread, while Rahm has villain status on the PGA Tour. It\u2019s been widely reported that many players on the Tour are frosty towards Rahm, who has been accused of sabotaging a merger that might\u2019ve benefited all parties.<\/p>\n<p>But Rahm has now pushed back on the suggestion he thought he was going to be the one who would end the golf war. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was never, like, thinking that I was going to be any sort of weight that would tip the scales to make things come together,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was never an argument in my mind. When asked if that was the case for people to come together, that would be great. I never made a decision based on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for any regrets about joining LIV Golf on a deal worth a reported A$415m over multiple years?<\/p>\n<p> \u201cNow, I would also say I\u2019ve made a lot of decisions in my life, and I\u2019ve never gone back thinking, \u2018Oh, had I known this again, I would do X and Y different,\u2019\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could do that about 15 different golf shots on the golf course every single day. If I lived my life like that as a golfer, I would be a very pessimistic person\u2026 just to speculate on what could have done, what could have been different doesn\u2019t really make much sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all go back. We all think what could have been and what couldn\u2019t have been. It\u2019s inevitable\u2026 if the terms change afterward, like it\u2019s happened with LIV that things changed a little bit, it\u2019s an afterthought, not a problem from the choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about what he\u2019s learnt from being on LIV Golf the past two years, Rahm was blunt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is for me to know. And that\u2019s about that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rahm, the two-time reigning LIV season champion and 2026 points leader, said he has faith that LIV officials will develop a solid plan to sustain the series. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019ve had to deal with,\u201d Rahm said. \u201cBut it\u2019s just some things that are out of my control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can focus on is the next shot. It\u2019s the people in charge of LIV, whose job I do not envy for a second, &#8230; it\u2019s their job to fix it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have faith in the work they\u2019re doing. I have faith that they\u2019re going to come up with a good plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil that plan is explained to us, not that there isn\u2019t anything to worry about, but I don\u2019t think I need to add any attention to it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>McIlroy has \u2018clear road ahead\u2019 to win more majors<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy brings a sharper mental focus into the 108th PGA Championship that tees off Thursday at Aronimink than he had a year ago after a historic Masters triumph. <\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old from Northern Ireland, who won last year\u2019s Masters to complete a career Grand Slam and end a 10-year major win drought, said Tuesday he has managed to rest and reset after defending the green jacket last month at Augusta National. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing into this tournament feels a lot different than what it did last year,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cI\u2019ve got some nice clear road ahead to try to get some more of these majors.\u201d The six-time major winner could capture his third PGA crown this week, but more importantly has a much better vision of his game than this time last year when after achieving a major milestone struggled to 47th at the PGA at Quail Hollow, his worst major finish since 2021. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially after the last couple of years, I need to take the time after the Masters to reset and decompress and get myself in the right mental space again to get myself up for this tournament and keep going for the US Open and The Open Championship,\u201d McIlroy said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came into this tournament last year a little bit sort of uncertain of what my future was &#8212; I conquered this thing that I wanted to conquer for so long, and I still hadn\u2019t really reset goals or found whatever that motivation was to keep going or go forward and set myself goals for the rest of my career. <\/p>\n<p>McIlroy brings a sharper mental focus into the 108th PGA Championship that tees off Thursday.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt probably took me a good few months to get to that point.\u201d McIlroy took three weeks off after his latest Masters victory before returning last week at Quail Hollow, where he has won four times. <\/p>\n<p>World number two McIlroy, who has a cameo in the new movie \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d, skipped Doral two weeks ago to attend a White House State Dinner. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know how fortunate I am and so lucky to be in this position in life, and sometimes you have to enjoy the perks because I know this isn\u2019t going to last forever,\u201d McIlroy said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a day where I\u2019m not competing for major championships, so I guess while I\u2019m doing it, I have to enjoy it, as well. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been amazing but there\u2019s still a lot of things I want to achieve. If I can enjoy it along the way that\u2019s a nice thing to do.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>McIlroy snuck in a practice round at Aronimink during his week off. \u201cI wanted to do the State dinner, and if I was going to do that, it was probably better I take that week to practice and prepare, come up here and see the golf course,\u201d McIlroy said. <\/p>\n<p>It allowed him to relax and arrive at Aronimink on Monday night without being stressed about missing a day of practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to just get an early look because I knew that was going to be my only opportunity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely think courses we don\u2019t see very often&#8230; it certainly has benefited me over the years.\u201d McIlroy first made an early practice trip for a major in 2011 at Congressional on the advice of Jack Nicklaus and won his first major title at that US Open. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the most part, when I have made an advanced trip, it has worked out well for me,\u201d McIlroy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Bittersweet\u2019 runner-up run has Scheffler inspired at PGA<\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler has turned \u201cbittersweet\u201d feelings over three consecutive runner-up finishes into inspiration ahead of this week\u2019s PGA Championship. <\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old American, who won the PGA and British Open last year after taking the 2022 and 2024 Masters titles, captured his 20th career PGA Tour title at the American Express in January. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, however, Scheffler has settled for second place at the Masters, Heritage and Doral tournaments. The results left him somewhat pleased yet unsatisfied. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say a little bit bittersweet,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cYou know you\u2019re playing good golf, and you\u2019d love to get some wins. Finishing second hurts. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when you reflect and you\u2019re looking at things to work on, there\u2019s a lot less to clean up when you\u2019re finishing second than there is when you\u2019re finishing 30th.\u201d Scheffler has finished in the top 10 in each of his past six majors, the longest such run since Vijay Singh\u2019s seven in a row in 2004-2006. <\/p>\n<p>With four titles and 16 top-10 finishes in his past 20 major starts, Scheffler arrived at Aronimink well prepared to add to his trophy total. <\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler has had \u201cbittersweet\u201d feelings over three consecutive runner-up finishes.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf my game feels like it\u2019s in a pretty good spot, a lot of it is checking the boxes and making sure things feel the way they should heading into a tournament like this,\u201d Scheffler said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last few weeks I\u2019ve played some nice golf, so a lot of it was make sure I got rest, made sure I checked the boxes, and made sure things feel the way I want them to feel heading into a major championship &#8212; and just get the mind right to come out here and play.\u201d Scheffler and second-ranked Rory McIlroy have together won four of the past five majors, but they have never had a Sunday battle down the back nine for a title. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a matchup Scheffler is particularly motivated to have, never mentioning McIlroy by name when asked about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not say that it drives me,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cMy sources of motivation have always been internal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me getting better at golf is such an interesting and fun thing to try to accomplish. You\u2019re always toeing the line between getting better and getting worse. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I can go out by myself and practice and have something I want to work on and improve on, that\u2019s one of my favourite things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also love competition. I don\u2019t like losing. But at the end of the day, I think the preparation, getting ready to come out here and play, is something that I really enjoy. I don\u2019t really think about much else other than that when I\u2019m at home practising. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really look for a lot of sources of outside motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u2018Relentlessness\u2019 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>That focus is something McIlroy said impresses him about Scheffler. \u201cIt\u2019s his relentlessness, the comfort in which he does the same things over and over,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cIt\u2019s not flashy, but he dots his Is and crosses his Ts and does all the right things. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s that relentless pursuit of the process and not just letting the outcome happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spieth makes 10th bid for career Grand Slam at PGA<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Spieth makes his 10th attempt to complete a career Grand Slam at this week\u2019s PGA Championship, trying to snap a nine-year major win drought. <\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old American won the 2015 Masters and US Open and the 2017 British Open, but has struggled in recent years, taking only two PGA Tour titles since capturing the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale. <\/p>\n<p>While he has not cracked the top 10 in a PGA Tour event since last year\u2019s Memorial, Spieth is confident he can contend this week at Aronimink. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been driving the ball really well which is a nice premium. I feel like that puts me in a position to contend here versus maybe when I hadn\u2019t been in other PGAs,\u201d Spieth said Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDriver has to be a weapon in the PGA Championship, so if I can continue on the path I\u2019ve been on, then that leaves me with plenty of opportunities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy game has been getting better and better. It\u2019s plenty good to have a chance to win. It\u2019s about working my way into contention.\u201d World number 51 Spieth, who last won at the 2022 PGA Heritage event, produced his best PGA Championship result in 2015, finishing second to Australia\u2019s Jason Day at Whistling Straits. <\/p>\n<p>Jordan Spieth makes his 10th attempt to complete a career Grand Slam at this week\u2019s PGA Championship.Source: AFP<\/p>\n<p>In nine prior tries to complete a career Slam at the PGA, his best finish was third in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be amazing, because it\u2019s just a very short list in history,\u201d Spieth said of the career Slam. \u201cJust winning this tournament in general would be very special.\u201d \u201cHaving won the other three, that\u2019s the one that everyone focuses on. But when I\u2019m out here, and certainly when I get out on the golf course, I\u2019ve been in contention a couple of times in this tournament. It didn\u2019t feel any different than any other majors, so I wouldn\u2019t expect to if I get there this week.\u201d Spieth resists adding pressure to an already tension-packed week. \u201cAs far as the career grand slam, this tournament is always highlighted. If I can win one more tournament in my life, it would obviously be this one for that reason. But the easiest way to do that is to not try to, in a weird way,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust go out and get ready for the first hole, get a good game plan in and attack it the way it needs to be attacked.\u201d Spieth doesn\u2019t expect his reaction to be as emotional as that of Rory McIlroy when the Northern Ireland star won the Masters last year to complete a career Slam. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy situation was certainly different than his at Augusta, so I think that was unique to him,\u201d Spieth said. \u201cI don\u2019t think it would feel similar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s sizzling Fitzpatricks seek major glory at PGA<\/p>\n<p>Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, English brothers and two of the world\u2019s hottest golfers, are housemates this week as they chase a major title at the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink. <\/p>\n<p>In the suburbs of Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, two siblings from Sheffield must navigate the perils of a difficult course, world-class rivals and living with each other. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are different,\u201d elder brother Matt said Monday. \u201cHe\u2019s messy, I would say. We shared a bathroom last week, actually, in the house that we shared, and it was a little bit messier than my side of the bathroom, I\u2019ll say. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very strict on my routine. I want to do this and I need to see whoever at this time. If he wants to fit that in, that\u2019s great, and obviously we want to play together. But yeah, I want him to be able to do his own thing.\u201d Fourth-ranked Matt Fitzpatrick, the 2022 US Open champion, was second at March\u2019s Players Championship and since then won the Valspar and Heritage titles and shared a victory at the PGA Tour pairs event in New Orleans with 27-year-old Alex. <\/p>\n<p>Alex Fitzpatrick, who won his first DP World Tour title at the Indian Open in March, accepted a US PGA Tour berth and followed with a share of ninth at Doral and a fourth-place effort last week at Quail Hollow. <\/p>\n<p>Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, English brothers and two of the world\u2019s hottest golfers, are housemates this week.Source: AP<\/p>\n<p>That gave him $2.8 million in prize money over the past three weeks and a jump to 83rd in the world rankings, up from 120 last week and 203 when the year began. <\/p>\n<p>Alex will make only his second major start this week after sharing 17th at the 2023 British Open, when he also shared a house with Matt for the week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the same as ever,\u201d said Matt Fitzpatrick. \u201cHe\u2019ll ask me when I\u2019m playing and he\u2019ll either join me or he\u2019ll kind of fit in elsewhere.\u201d Matt Fitzpatrick, 31, has enjoyed seeing his brother\u2019s success. \u201cImpressed more than anything. Super proud of him for how he has been playing,\u201d Matt said. \u201cI\u2019m probably known as Alex\u2019s brother now, as opposed to him being Matt\u2019s brother.\u201d The elder brother said he has not yet pondered how it might feel to be battling his sibling for a major title on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would imagine it\u2019s going to be a weird feeling when that time does come,\u201d Matt Fitzpatrick said.<\/p>\n<p>After saying his 2022 run to a major title marked his best golf, Matt Fitzpatrick says his current streak has \u201ceclipsed\u201d that \u201cgolden period.\u201d \u201cCashed that all in,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to cherish it as much as possible. It\u2019s all happening very quickly.\u201d \u201cGiven the three wins I\u2019ve had, that has obviously been fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Revitalised Rose sets aside Masters loss for top PGA form<\/p>\n<p>Justin Rose says he feels re-energised after another difficult Masters loss, entering this week\u2019s PGA Championship with new vitality and mental sharpness. <\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old Englishman tees off Thursday afternoon alongside top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler and countryman Matt Fitzpatrick at Aronimink. <\/p>\n<p>World number seven Rose won his 13th career PGA Tour title in February at Torrey Pines but found more heartbreak last month at the Masters. <\/p>\n<p>On the same Augusta National stage where he lost playoffs to Sergio Garcia in 2017 and Rory McIlroy last year, Rose led briefly and was in Sunday\u2019s back-nine battle before sharing third. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the Masters, I went home and there was a lot to absorb there. That was a tough loss,\u201d Rose said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first two weeks back have been just about finding my feet again, to be honest with you, so I really don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve been neglecting any part of my game. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel like there have been a lot of other distractions to other elements of my game. I just think that there\u2019s cycles of form and there\u2019s cycles of things you\u2019ve got to work through mentally. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve done a nice job of that now and this week I feel the enthusiasm and the energy is coming back to kind of want to compete. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel just a little bit more switched on and ready to go.\u201d There are plenty of reasons to boost his confidence, like the four top-10 finishes in his past six PGA Championship starts. <\/p>\n<p>Rose won the 2010 PGA Tour National tournament played at Aronimink, taking only his second US triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Rose says he feels re-energised after another difficult Masters loss.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He also reached a playoff at Aronimink in 2018 before losing to American Keegan Bradley in a playoff at the BMW Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Add to that his 2013 US Open victory at nearby Merion and it\u2019s no wonder Rose likes his chances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole area feels very familiar to the part of England I live in &#8212; very leafy, very green,\u201d Rose said. \u201cThe spring here is very much like the spring in England right now, so it feels very familiar.\u201d There are a record-tying 14 Englishmen in the field, but no Briton has taken the PGA Championship title since Jim Barnes won the first two in 1916 and 1919. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u2018Wish list\u2019 irons &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Rose is also using irons made by British automaker McLaren, which is entering the golf market with an 18-month project alongside Rose. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a full wish list of all of the things I would like to see in a set of irons,\u201d Rose said. \u201cI can play great this week with them.\u201d Such moves have helped keep Rose near the top as younger rivals challenge. \u201cI\u2019m not here at 45 because I\u2019ve done the same things over the last 10 years,\u201d Rose said. \u201cI\u2019m always doing something different, I\u2019m always pushing myself, always finding one percents. 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