Rory McIlroy Proposes Global Golf Tour Amid PGA and LIV Golf Negotiations
McIlroy Warns Golfers to Adapt or Face Prize Money Cuts, Suggests IPL-Like Team Competition
- Rory McIlroy, world No 2 golfer, has proposed a 'dream scenario' for a global golf tour, tapping into markets such as Australia, South Africa, and Japan.
- McIlroy suggests that the PGA Tour needs to think internationally and spread its wings to increase its revenues, which currently stand at about $2.3 billion.
- He has also suggested a team competition similar to cricket's Indian Premier League, which could take place over a few months.
- McIlroy has warned fellow professionals that unless they are prepared to give up their 'independent contractor' status and play where they are told, the booming prize money will dramatically fall.
- Despite his previous criticism of LIV Golf, McIlroy now sees its potential benefits if done in a different way and has expressed regret for being too judgmental of those who joined the LIV Tour early on.