Rory McIlroy will speak on the PGA Tour's controversial merger with LIV Golf when he talks to the media on Wednesday.
The Co Down man is set to break his silence on the merger when he addresses the media at a press conference ahead of the RBC Canadian Open following the pre-tournament pro-am today.
McIlroy is understood to have rejected an offer in the region of €465 million to join LIV Golf in 2022, while Tiger Woods reportedly turned down an offer worth double that amount.
The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf agreed to merge commercial operations under common ownership in a shock move on Thursday.
It has since emerged that McIlroy and Woods were not briefed about the deal and it will be fascinating to hear the world number three's thoughts on it this afternoon.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan had been one of the breakaway league's biggest critics, but has now had a complete change of heart. He trumpeted the “transformational” deal as a “historic day for the game” before being grilled over the lack of communication with players.
Asked if he regretted not speaking with players like Woods and McIlroy before signing the deal, he said: “Listen, again, what we've agreed to here is a framework agreement, and the binding elements are tied to the litigation. A lot of these details we've got to work through.
“If we had announced a definitive agreement this morning and I was calling them in the morning and I had made commitments on behalf of the PGA Tour and not had an opportunity to fully vet them with our policy board and with those two individuals in a larger group, then that would be a complete miss on my part, and I recognise that.
“But this was us reaching a framework agreement. We think it's the right agreement. Obviously Tiger and Rory's perspective is one that I understand very well, and it was part of my thinking throughout these conversations, and it will be a part of my thinking going forward.
“Now that we're in a framework agreement, I look forward to talking to all of our players, including the two of them, to make certain that this comes off the right way.”
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