Share current article via Email Share current article via Facebook Share current article via Twitter Share current article via LinkedInRory McIlroy said the rift between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is too wide, effectively negating any chance of a reunification in the sport of golf. “I don’t see a world where it can happen at this point,” second-ranked McIlroy said at Emirates Golf Club ahead of this week’s Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy’s comments came on the heels of the PGA Tour reinstating former LIV Golf team captain Brooks Koepka through a new Returning Member Program that offers a window for select players to return. A vocal critic of LIV Golf, McIlroy said he doesn’t think either side will ever make the necessary concessions for a proper reunification. They haven’t signed anyone who moves the needle, and I don’t think they will.”McIlroy, who owns a career grand slam among his 29 PGA Tour victories, then turned his attention to his future goals on the golf course.

Source: The Herald January 23, 2026 07:57 UTC