Rory McIlroy said he did not agree with Phil Mickelson¡¯s assertion that the PGA Tour is ¡°trending downwards¡± and added that golfers who joined the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf Series have thrust the sport into a state of flux.
The LIV Series, which launched in June, has lured away some of the sport¡¯s biggest names with enormous purses, although those who joined the rebel circuit are no longer eligible to participate in PGA Tour events.
Mickelson, a six-time major winner, said last week that he was happy with his decision to join LIV and that he had picked the ¡°winning side.¡±
¡°I don¡¯t agree with what Phil said ¡ª I certainly don¡¯t see the PGA Tour trending downward at all,¡± four-time major winner McIlroy told reporters at Congaree Golf Club on Wednesday, ahead of the CJ Cup in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
¡°I don¡¯t think anyone that takes a logical view of the game of golf can agree with what he said ... The guys that went over to LIV, they¡¯re the ones that have made the disruption, they¡¯re the ones that have sort of put the golf world in flux right now.
¡°I guess for them to be talking the way they are, it¡¯s bold and I think there¡¯s a ton of propaganda being used and all sorts of stuff.¡±
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