Some still wonder why McIlroy just changed his mind about LIV Golf, even though he was initially frustrated with their arrival on the golf scene.

Rory McIlroy addressed the media on the eve of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines and made his stance on the benefits of LIV Golf very clear.

Rory McIlroy and PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan talk during the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

The Northern Irishman revealed that he played golf with President Donald Trump last week and believes he is “on our side” and can influence the negotiations.

Superstar golfer Rory McIlroy, once a leading critic of LIV Golf, said Wednesday that it's time for the Saudi-owned league and the PGA Tour to reunite.

Johnson Wagner has gained notoriety and fame in the past year by recreating golf shots on air, but on Thursday he took a different kind of shot at one of the game's biggest stars.

And there was another twist in the saga Wednesday when McIlroy expressed a belief that President Donald Trump was on the side of the PGA Tour. McIlroy had golfed with the president in the past month, and it was during that round that the Northern Irishman said Trump told him that he was not a fan of the LIV format.

If people … have their feelings hurt because guys went or whatever, like who cares? Let’s move forward together’

LIV Golf chief Scott O’Neil has suggested that Rory McIlroy is no longer one of the best players in the world after issuing his verdict on the Saudi-backed Tour. The American succeeded Greg Norman in the LIV Golf hot seat at the start of the year and has been tasked with driving the strategic vision and global growth of the circuit.

McIlroy said he learned that Trump is not a fan of LIV Golf’s 54-hole format, which includes team and individual elements and a shotgun start.