Rory McIlroy wants PGA Tour and LIV Golf to create Champions League-style Tour

Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour and LIV Golf should follow in the footsteps of football's UEFA Champions League by having all of the world's best players competing in one top global Tour.

McIlroy's latest comments from the Dubai Desert Classic come a week after he insisted his "dream scenario" is for one global Tour. 

The World No.2 would like to see some sort of promotion system whereby the best of the best based on their standings that season compete in one unified league, just like you see in the world of European football. 

'I view it like the Champions League'



Rory McIlroy hopes to see a framework in golf where at the very top level is a Champions League style tour where the very best can compete pic.twitter.com/BqetdzkRHq

— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) January 17, 2024

Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of his title defence at Emirates Golf Club, McIlroy said: 

Last week at the Dubai Invitational, McIlroy told the media: 

On LIV Golf, McIlroy added: 

Elsewhere in McIlroy's press conference from the Dubai Desert Classic, he outlined how golf coverage is consumed much differently by golf fans in 2024 than in previous years. 

He also said "no offence" to the print media journalists in the media room. 

Watch McIlroy's latest comments here: 

“Legacy media is not what it once was…”

“We’re transitioning into a different world.”

“Golf is global.”

I think @McIlroyRory is only a few steps away from becoming a full fledged LIV bot at this point.

Or maybe he’s caught on that we’ve been right all along? @DubaiDCGolf pic.twitter.com/cib8r0w9eR

— Pro Golf Critic (@ProGolfCritic) January 17, 2024

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