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Sports<\/a>Golf<\/a><\/p>\n Northern Irish golf star, who won the 2025 Masters, says a PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger would be ‘very difficult’ to happen.<\/p>\n Published Nov 28, 2025 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2 minute read<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n You can save this article by registering for free here<\/a>. Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n Rory McIlroy knows a thing or two about highly publicized splits.<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n And he isn\u2019t getting his hopes up about golf\u2019s two biggest tours getting back together any time soon.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n The Northern Irish golf star threw cold water on the notion of seeing the PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge after the breakaway league formed in 2021.<\/p>\n Speaking during CNBC\u2019s CEO Council Forum on Thursday<\/a>, McIlroy called the Saudi-backed organization\u2019s spending \u201cirrational\u201d and that it would be difficult to see how the much-talked about merger will happen.<\/p>\n \u201cYou see some of these other sports that have been fractured for so long,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cYou look at boxing for example, or you look at what\u2019s happened in motor racing in the United States with Indy and NASCAR and everything else, I think for golf in general it would be better if there was unification.<\/p>\n Monday Morning Golf<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cBut I just think with what\u2019s happened over the last few years, it\u2019s just going to be very difficult to be able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n Play Video<\/p>\n LIV Golf formed in 2021 and tried to gain a foothold in the sport by luring away many of the PGA Tour\u2019s top stars with huge contracts \u2013 with many reportedly coming in at more than $100 million US<\/a>.<\/p>\n McIlroy said that LIV Golf\u2019s spending has been irrational and that it would take just as many billions of dollars to maintain its current base.<\/p>\n \u201cAs someone who supports the traditional structure of men\u2019s professional golf, we have to realize we were trying to deal with people that were acting, in some ways, irrationally, just in terms of the capital they were allocating and the money they were spending,\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been four or five years and there hasn\u2019t been a return yet, but they\u2019re going to have to keep spending that money to even just maintain what they have right now.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of these guys\u2019 contracts are up. They\u2019re going to ask for the same number or an even bigger number. LIV have spent five or six billion and they\u2019re going to have to spend another five or six just to maintain where they are.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Rory McIlroy’s latest comments about LIV Golf, “We were trying to deal with people that were acting in some ways irrationally.” \u2014 Chris McKee (@mrmckee) November 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n McIlroy also admitted that while he\u2019s comfortable with life on the PGA Tour, he doesn\u2019t know what the future will hold.<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Rory McIlroy happy he\u2019s \u2019out of all the political stuff in golf\u2019<\/p>\n <\/a> Rory McIlroy under fire from ex-Ryder Cup captain over rowdy fan comments<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m way more comfortable being on the PGA Tour side than on their side, but who knows what\u2019ll happen?\u201d<\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau weighs in<\/p>\n On the other side of the golf tour divide, LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau recently admitted the two parties currently are far apart in terms of a merger.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish something major would happen, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to in the immediate future,\u201d DeChambeau told Fox News earlier this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there are too many wants on both sides and not enough gives on the other.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re just too far apart on a lot of things. It\u2019s going to take some time, but ultimately, I do think the game of golf will grow internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan<\/a> made the shock announcement that the PGA and LIV Golf were talking about a potential merger<\/a> during the Canadian Open in 2023, but since then talks have been slow moving with no official announcement seemingly in sight.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n![\"Northern](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1129-rory-mcilroy-golf-sand.jpg\")
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