Rory McIlroy bashes LIV Golf while promoting his TGL with Tiger Woods
PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy thinks LIV Golf are "caught in no man's land".
Rory McIlroy has told the media LIV Golf has "not innovated enough" and they are "caught in no man's land" while bigging up his new tech-infused golf team league, TGL, alongside Tiger Woods.
McIlroy believes the TGL, which starts on January 9 in the custom-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, will help "broaden the demographic" of the sport.
There will be a total of 24 players in TGL, many of whom are stars of the PGA Tour.
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TGL will be coming down hard on slow play, it was confirmed earlier today.
The biggest absentees from the PGA Tour include Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland.
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Speaking to the media on November 6, two months before the start of the PGA Tour-backed TGL, and McIlroy discussed the reasons behind TGL and why it is going to be much different to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League, which started up in 2022.
World No.2 McIlroy will be representing team Boston Common, which also comprises Tyrrell Hatton, Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley.
McIlroy said:
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Rory McIlroy was asked why he’s into TGL when he wasn’t into LIV and it’s “golf but louder” mantra.
Rory said LIV is basically in “no man’s land” being too close to traditional golf. pic.twitter.com/5FyBF7HFYl— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) November 6, 2023
Of attracting a new audience into the world of golf, McIlroy said:
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