Rory McIlroy BLOCKED PGA TOUR PLAYERS CHAT After Spieth's LIV Golf Remarks...Was this the reason?

[@dougie6897]

It’s about time Rory got on the phone to Greg to get this brand new Irish ☘️ LIV team up and running .

[@thegolfingmusician6345]

Every week my wife and I turn on PGA events, and every week we are asking “who the hell are these guys?”. No more big names week in and week out. If I wanted to watch Korn Ferry events, then I’d tune in to them. PGA better fix this crap soon or they will hemorrhage viewers and eventually fans.

[@patricksnyder3446]

Rory was a shiner from the start like many PGA players! I have never figured out why they all got so butt hurt about BUSINESS DECISION made by other professional golfers! The way the PGA ,Moynihan and named PGA golfers handled this made many of them look childish! The complaints about the PGA by many of the players that left for LIV have since been addressed with a much better agreement financially for the PGA players! They should bow and kiss the feet of the LIV golfers!

[@craigsuchan1929]

This deal between pga and PIF will take forever to get done if at all. If the pga was super serious about this they wouldn’t of went and signed that big $ deal with the Fenway sports group.

[@chevy4x466]

True. I just find it strange they took a complicated deal with Fenway when they could have just gotten a deal with Yassir and pif

[@oahujuniorgolfassociationc6656]

@@chevy4x466they want it all.

[@indianajim]

“Wouldn’t have” would be the correct phrase.

[@numismaticfanatic9173]

Absolutely correct

[@anthonybelham1466]

Making progress with PIF. I call B.S. I'd like to hear what Adam Scott has to say about all this. All the Americans are just sticking together making it a closed shop.🤔

[@ianmarshall218]

Rory, is, very much, his own man. His comments reinforce that. He should be free to opine what he believes!

[@nbt3663]

You don't go against the Elites. It isn't the players having a problem with Rory, it's the non-playing fat cat wall street billionaire boys that are pulling ALL THE STRINGS.

[@joenolan4917]

They made a new spot on the board for tiger in an instant! Wtf

[@Lou0830]

Isnt ironic? The board is supposed to be made up of full-time PLAYERS. I guess when you are Tiger you get a pass. I call b.s on this too.

[@Lou0830]

Mate, as always great insight. My take, if a deal isn't done soon, the nail that seals the Pga tours faith will be Rory jumping to LIV. Maybe thats what is needed!

[@josephroberts6865]

As I recall, Webb Simpson either resigned from the tour policy board or wanted to and planned to. Rory was apparently invited to take Webb’s place, which he accepted. But, apparently between Cantlay, Spieth, and possibly Tiger, there was push back on having Rory back. If I was Rory, I’d go full Vijay on them; no media interviews, and no care in what the PGAT does. Just sign up for tournaments, whip the pants off everyone, and remain a bit recluse. Or, go to LIV for a billion and disown the PGAT.

[@deohin5447]

Jay Monahan is the one that should have been fired 2 years ago. Bad manager

[@oahujuniorgolfassociationc6656]

Rory and the Pga tour reminds me of michel Scott’s vasectomy : snip snap snip snap. I’m just amazed Jay talked to someone. He should get a raise. What you should have talked about is that Rory was added to a subcommittee to negotiate with pif after he was rejected from the board. So they think it’s wrong to let Rory back on board (without a full vote) but not wrong to let him do the most important job for the people on the board (negotiating). Got it. Makes total sense. Can’t wait to see what’s made up tomorrow.

[@DK-sc2cs]

Looking at the players board, they are no non-American players...That's why you get these types of comments and situations.

[@chevy4x466]

Good point. Liv will be the international league, pga will be the American League. Analogy: NASCAR formula one

[@oahujuniorgolfassociationc6656]

They have Adam Scott. Who wants to play and travel Les than any player.

[@lesranger4308]

Why is Speith on the board in the first place? Hell he cannot even make a cut!

[@dereckguilfoyle1219]

Lol

[@keithdavis9897]

Spieth has 3 out of the 4 majors, plus a U.S. Amateur and a national championship. His golf is not good right now but he could actually retire. How's your game stud??? 😀

[@Surfsaus]

Yep he's shit and has a big mouth.

[@chevy4x466]

@@keithdavis9897he hasn’t done much in the last maybe 5 years which is strange for a player in his prime

[@chevy4x466]

The crew of buddies jt Jordan Rickie haven’t done much

[@decollem1]

If i was Rory i would sit back and let things play out, circumstances may change and he should choose his moment whatever that may be? PIF/PGA? just saying...

[@dereckguilfoyle1219]

Rory better off without them, remember Rory had the lunch with Yasir Al Ramayan in Dubai at the beginning of the year, PIF has never wanted to kill the PGATOUR and i think at that meeting he realised that fact. Monahan by making ridiculous comments about Saudi Arabia and making it political truly effed it all up, i have no idea why Monahan has a job, talk about missing a gimmee,

[@ajstclair]

Watching Damon Hack on golf central yesterday on this and basically imply you need to let the business men run the business of golf, not the golfers is exactly the sentiment that has diminished so many industry's; from boeing to yes, golf. I'd rather have rory making decisions on the future of the game over monahan any day of the week. These "businessmen" didn't build the industry, golfers did. It took live, not monahan et al to get ssg to come up with some additional cash - the players realize they're undervalued and have been played by management. On the other hand, rory's change of perception about PIF/PGA shows personal growth and a pragmatic real-world view. go rory.

[@mikewilliams1479]

Rory wants to be away from the politics and just wanna play golf. Let him be. Best he avoids interviews if possible for like a week or so.

[@Leroy-df3ee]

Since when? He was the biggest lying fraud in the whole LIV saga.

[@mikewilliams1479]

@@Leroy-df3ee ans that’s why he wants to be away from the politics. So the hear against him can die down

[@oahujuniorgolfassociationc6656]

@@mikewilliams1479he can’t go more than 48 hours Rory without creating new drama. I’ve never seen any athlete better at always bringing the public conversation back to him. He’s almost addicted to the attention. That’s what it seems like.

[@nbt3663]

There will be no 5:57 agreement by the Tour with LIV period. They screwed Rory allowing to say one thing while they did another. Its clear now they cant trust him to keep his mouth shut. Its pretty obvious. Rory needs to get his game together (focus on that) win a major, and then fo to LIV and flip the proverbial middle finger to the Tour. Rory, havent they screwed you enough buddy??

[@stefanmuller9653]

That will make me like Rory again! Mist feel pretty shit that you were treated as a puppet and this would be the epic mic drop comeback for him

[@nbt3663]

@stefanmuller9653 Stefan, you said that best! Couldn't stand Rory for years. Now I'm pulling for him. He sacrificed a whole year holding the mic for the Tour. I actually was impressed how he acted. (I always thought he spoke without thinking until 2 years ago.) Then the Tour made him look like an idiot and then I thought dammmmn. So yes I'm pulling for him too.

[@stefanmuller9653]

@@nbt3663 yep. I liked Rory a lot, until he decided to become the spokesperson for the PGA Tour against LIV. I mean how can you still defend and stand up for such an organization the way they acted but he still did it. Even after they did a 180. I believe he now realized what's going on, they don't care about him they are only in it for themselves as always. He is losing fans and respect, plus his game is suffering. I'm not so much a LIV fan, it's more that I can't stand the PGA Tour, Monahan and the total hyprocity and the pathetic way they threw their toys out the cot and started banning people as soon as they played on a new tour. Rooting for LIV now as it's so much fun to see the PGA Tour implode under its own doing.

[@nbt3663]

@stefanmuller9653 yes. I was shocked years ago when Rory said it wasn't his job to grow the game. I get it, he plays for money, but that money is given by the fans ultimately. But then to see him actually be articulate even though I felt he was wrong, he seemed to mature. But anyway, the nonplaying fat cats using the players are a pathetic mess. And have made one bad decision after another. Totally a dumpster fire now!

[@42papyrus]

I wish you would turn up the volume so I could actually watch and hear them instead of always having to skip them and then wonder what you had talked about. Oh well...

[@Jddvs]

I’m tired of all the back and forth between tours. The PGA Board is so hard core against LIV while Rory’s is somewhat softer. I think it would be interesting to see the acceptance by fans of a PGA vs LIV tournament with a Ryder Cup type format. However, I don’t think that the PGA will let that happen in spite of the revenue such an event would generate.

[@teressaabbott855]

Greg Norman has turned the PG a tour into the minor leg of golf we're. He can get good players for the live tour.

[@lesliegeddes7896]

You said that it was probably tough Rory to say he may have been wrong to not be more open to LIV golf. And probably a bitter pill to swallow. Regardless, I see nothing to admire about him reversing his stance. I lose all respect for the Players and the PGA entertaining the thought of letting this historic and quality sport be bought. As a longtime follower of golf, I am not interested in watching the LIV format at all. I much prefer the PGA tour maintain its independence and integrity. I want to watch the best golfers compete individually against the best golfers. The only team event I look forward to is the Ryder Cup.. with the team composed of members of the European or PGA tour.

[@thrillamanilla2545]

Rory has more right to be on the board than Speith! Rory needs to flex his muscle and stop.beimg nice guy.

[@Leroy-df3ee]

Nice guy? Rory is a backstabbing rat.

[@davidree2858]

there's obviously a lot gone on behind closed doors that we will never know. but it would appear that Rory has fell out of favour with Jay monaghan and some of the other pga players. if I were him, I would feel pretty upset how he's been used and spat out by the pga tour machine. fingers burned without doubt. maybe a move across to LIV might not be such a bad idea after all.

[@Shimmed]

Jay is the GOAT! He frightened dozens of players from getting their bag at LIV. Now those players are salty and butt hurt because they’ll never get paid.

[@nbt3663]

Not only will the NOT get paid, they got flim flamed by the Non Players actually running things. (The REAL Tour board)

[@garydavis8213]

Rors desperately needs to call Greg Norman and get the hell out of there. Tiger, who fancies himself as a man of high intellect, doesn’t want anyone involved in the goings on, other than any available “yes men”. Rory is now preaching unification, which Tiger wants absolutely none of.

[@hsvkid]

This PGA leadership is something else.

[@davidbordonaro1631]

To me - a nobody - its a simple solution . a player has his options 1) play the PGA tour for what they can afford to offer or 2) IF given an offer from liv take the money and run knowing you will not be welcomed back to the PGA tour .

[@miguelitoaniceto5882]

At this point Rory should go to LIV just out of spite. 😂

[@davetalley9080]

Unless Rory is in contention I would much rather watch an LIV event just for the different venues in different countries. As for Spieth, he caught lightning in a bottle a few years back. He'll never win another major!

[@markushayes]

Webb has a much smaller megaphone that Tiger can control.

[@skipcampbell239]

Rory trusted the pga,even with their history,thats on him....

[@edanzore]

Just shows how bad the tour is run

[@sepetisionelatu5539]

l bet Rory will be joining LIV.

[@highlanderthegreat]

i see it as this, let the LIV & PGA compete against each other, if you are a PGA player you dont play in LIV events, if you are a LIV player you dont get to play in PGA events, the golf world already has the 4 or 5 biggest events, the LIV have none, see how many players dont want to win the MASTERS, OR THE BRITISH OPEN, THE US OPEN, PGA CHAMPCHIP,, go ahead compete against each other, then you have the RYDER CUP , if you are a LIV member you cant play in the RYDER CUP, you have tradition against the new school, i think in the long run the tradition players will win out... JMHO..

[@Rob-v3q3q]

Looks like speith got woods backing and using it

[@DK-yj1ez]

If Tiger wants… Tiger gets. 🤔

[@chevy4x466]

Tiger digging in his heels. It’s jack and tiger vs Greg and Phil

[@josephroberts6865]

Except a winning golf game.

[@chevy4x466]

@@josephroberts6865 tiger took the lazy side. He is holding on for dear life to the pga

[@tonytomlin6089]

Wouldn't have been happy.

[@paulkennedy4238]

Who can trust jay hahaha

[@camden1977]

These players carry on like a bunch of whinging cats. Man up!!!

[@チェリーブラッサム-z9q]

…have

[@robgordon0072]

Rory should just do the middle finger salute and join liv. Bye 👋

[@davidchipman7612]

Who cares just let them play where and when they want

[@armasrammo4793]

LIV is simply a rogue league trying to establish itself in the big leagues. They still play no cut, 54 hole events in basically a team format. That, and in unis that feature team names and the wearing of shorts. Sounds like college golf except that American universities play 72 hole events, meaning big boy, real, golf. Why'n hell we're even talking about this little boys' golf is crazy. Not a single friend I have who has ever tried watching them has ever returned to watching them. They get guaranteed millions, ok. It's rich man's Socialist golf. No thank you.

[@garithsmith1798]

I watch liv golf…… pga is sinking fast

[@160waldo]

What a waste of 6 minutes

[@peterbrigden2124]

Rory has so much Egg on his face and its turning into a huge Omlete😈😈😈😡😡😍😭

[@cityflash6006]

Who cares....