{"id":90352,"date":"2025-11-28T05:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/mcilroy-sees-the-pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-as-distant-irrational-the-spending\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T05:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:21:52","slug":"mcilroy-sees-the-pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-as-distant-irrational-the-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/golf\/mcilroy-sees-the-pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-as-distant-irrational-the-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"McIlroy sees the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger as distant: &#8220;Irrational&#8221; the spending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rory McIlroy: The Fracture in Golf Persists<\/h2>\n\n\nThe renowned golfer Rory McIlroy has expressed his doubts about the possibility of a quick reconciliation in the world of golf, following the division generated by the LIV league. According to McIlroy, LIV&#8217;s &#8220;irrational&#8221; spending has deepened the gap in the sport.\n\nHope for a union arose after the merger proposal, but more than two and a half years after that announcement, the parties seem to be distanced.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;You see other sports that have been fractured for a long time,&#8221; McIlroy said at CNBC&#8217;s CEO Council Forum. &#8220;For example, boxing, or what has 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 a unification.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Rory McIlroy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nMcIlroy, a defender of the traditional structure of men&#8217;s professional golf, acknowledges that the situation is complex.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;We have to realize that we were dealing with people who were acting, in a way, irrationally, just in terms of the capital they were allocating and the money they were spending.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Rory McIlroy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0929%2Fr1552710_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Rory McIlroy ha puesto en duda una fusi\u00f3n entre el PGA Tour y LIV Golf.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nThe golfer points out that, after several years, results have still not been seen, and that LIV will have to continue investing large sums to maintain its position.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cMany of these guys&#8217; contracts are expiring. They&#8217;re going to ask for the same amount or an even greater amount. LIV has spent five or six billion U.S. dollars, and they&#8217;re going to have to spend another five or six just to maintain their current position.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Rory McIlroy<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nBryson DeChambeau, LIV golfer, agrees that the parties are distanced.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI wish something important would happen, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s going to happen in the immediate future,\u201d he told Fox News. \u201cI think there&#8217;s too much wishful thinking on both sides and not enough concessions from the other. We are too far apart on many things. It will take some time, but ultimately, I do believe golf will grow internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Bryson DeChambeau<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy: The Fracture in Golf Persists The renowned golfer Rory McIlroy has expressed his doubts about the possibility of a quick reconciliation in the world of golf, following the division generated by the LIV league. According to McIlroy, LIV&#8217;s &#8220;irrational&#8221; spending has deepened the gap in the sport. 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