Some still wonder why McIlroy just changed his mind about LIV Golf, even though he was initially frustrated with their arrival on the golf scene.

Rory McIlroy addressed the media on the eve of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines and made his stance on the benefits of LIV Golf very clear.

It’s unsustainable.” Rory McIlroy's views. The Northern Irish golfer was against LIV Golf, the ideas they were promoting, as well as many other things. However, McIlroy sud

Rory McIlroy may be becoming a divisive figure in PGA Tour clubhouses. McIlroy, once the ultimate LIV Golf antagonist, was outspoken this week in letting golfers who fled the PGA Tour back on without punishment as the rival leagues seemingly move closer to a union.

Rory McIlroy and PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan talk during the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

The Northern Irishman revealed that he played golf with President Donald Trump last week and believes he is “on our side” and can influence the negotiations.

Superstar golfer Rory McIlroy, once a leading critic of LIV Golf, said Wednesday that it's time for the Saudi-owned league and the PGA Tour to reunite.

LIV Golf chief Scott O’Neil has suggested that Rory McIlroy is no longer one of the best players in the world after issuing his verdict on the Saudi-backed Tour. The American succeeded Greg Norman in the LIV Golf hot seat at the start of the year and has been tasked with driving the strategic vision and global growth of the circuit.

And there was another twist in the saga Wednesday when McIlroy expressed a belief that President Donald Trump was on the side of the PGA Tour. McIlroy had golfed with the president in the past month, and it was during that round that the Northern Irishman said Trump told him that he was not a fan of the LIV format.