McIlroy ten back as LIV Golf desperatey chases Hatton for Team Rahm
Rory McIlroy needs one of the biggest comebacks of his career to win a record fourth Hero Dubai Desert Classic as news emerged that LIV Golf is desperately trying to sign Tyrrell Hatton after Tommy Fleetwood and Nicolai Hojgaard rejected offers from the Saudi-funded circuit.
'I wouldn’t say I’ve lost the fight against LIV, but I’ve accepted this is part of our sport now'
Rory McIlroy painted himself in a corner with his vehement opposition to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League and is now re-positioning himself as the game’s major tours negotiate a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
"Growing the game" of golf without deep respect to its inherited traditions will shrink the game
As he was being inducted into the American Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in 2005, Chicago Cubs great Ryne Sandberg gave a speech about honouring a game that is bigger than himself. Anyone associated with, or considering being associated with, the LIV Golf tour should give the speech a listen.
McDowell has some LIV Golf regrets: "I've said some things that I'd like to take back"
Graeme McDowell admits the possibility he may never captain a European Ryder Cup team or enjoy a second career as a TV analyst for one of the big US networks "were the things that kept me awake at night" when he was weighing up his decision to join LIV Golf.