Rory McIlroy believes PGA players should be compensated for turning down offers to joining LIV Golf.
The Northern Irishman is one of a number of high-profile players who decided to stay with the PGA Tour instead of taking the millions on offer to join the Saudi-backed league.
With the news that PGA and LIV have now merged and will be operating under the same umbrella, McIlroy thinks players that turned down the huge sums only for LIV to in effect join with the PGA Tour, should be compensated for their loyalty.
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"The guys that stayed loyal and had offers on the table - and I'm not one of them, I never had any offers from LIV - The guys that were offered huge amounts of money, turned it down and stayed loyal to the PGA Tour... There has to be something for those guys right?" McIlroy told Sky Sports.
"It was a massive decision to do what they did, I feel for the right reasons. Now that all this has shaken out this way, I feel for those guys."
Elaborating on why he thinks there should be compensation, McIlroy believes some players are now wondering whether they were right to stay loyal to the PGA Tour.
"They're probably somewhat questioning that decision now. I think something has to be done for those guys.
"My hope has always been to protect the PGA Tour and protect the aspirational nature of it, so I hope for me going forward that is still the case.
"I love what the PGA Tour stands for. I like the meritocracy of it all. I hope and I think that will continue."
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