McIlroy has ‘dream scenario’ for a new world tour
DUBAI: As the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to negotiate the sport’s future, Rory McIlroy says he has a “dream scenario” with a global approach, better tapping into markets such as Australia, South Africa and Japan.
“Going forward, if everything is on the table, venues have to be a big part of the consideration,” he said in an interview Tuesday with Golf Digest in Dubai.
“We need to make sure the courses are worthy of the players who are going to be competing. My dream scenario is a world tour, with the proviso that corporate America has to remain a big part of it all. Saudi Arabia, too. That’s just basic economics.”
The PGA Tour is continuing negotiations to finalize an alliance with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which bankrolls LIV.
The deadline was December 31 before it was extended. The PGA Tour revealed a so-called framework agreement to merge interests with the PIF in a surprise announcement on June 6.
