{"id":1245176,"date":"2023-06-07T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rory-mcilroy-surprised-and-has-mixed-emotions-over-peace-deal-in-world-golf\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:48:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:48:52","slug":"rory-mcilroy-surprised-and-has-mixed-emotions-over-peace-deal-in-world-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/rory-mcilroy-surprised-and-has-mixed-emotions-over-peace-deal-in-world-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy \u2018surprised\u2019 and has \u2018mixed emotions\u2019 over peace deal in world golf"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rory McIlroy admitted he was “surprised” and had “mixed emotions” after learning of the shock declaration of peace in golf’s civil war.<\/p>\n
McIlroy and Tiger Woods had established themselves as the biggest supporters of the PGA Tour in its battle with LIV Golf, but were both kept in the dark about the stunning deal announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Fellow players reacted with surprise and a sense of betrayal at the news that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour were merging their commercial operations with the golf-related businesses of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which bankrolls LIV.<\/p>\n
“It was a surprise, I knew there had been discussions going on in the background but I didn’t expect it to happen as quickly as it did,” McIlroy said in a press conference ahead of the RBC Canadian Open.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and PIF announce landmark agreement to unify men’s professional golf.<\/p>\n — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n