Tiger Woods risks fury with LIV Golfer after sparking talk of Saudi Arabia….
Rory McIlroy has dropped hints he may consider leaving the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf, in an unfolding situation which may be greeted with great displeasire from Tiger Woods.McIlroy, who is currently ranked number two in the world, initially took a hardline stance against the breakaway tour and stood shoulder to shoulder with Woods in aggressively opposing the high-roll Saudi venture – which attracted big names with generous pay and caused upheaval in the traditional structure of the PGA and European Tours.However, even after stating last summer he would “rather retire” than defect to LIV, McIlroy’s view appears softer recently, especially since his Europe Ryder Cup team members Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton made a move from the PGA Tour.Rory McIlroy has suggested there is a chance he could join the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf Tour (Richard Sellers/PA) (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)Rory McIlroy has dropped hints he may consider leaving the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf, in an unfolding situation which may be greeted with great displeasire from Tiger Woods.McIlroy, who is currently ranked number two in the world, initially took a hardline stance against the breakaway tour and stood shoulder to shoulder with Woods in aggressively opposing the high-roll Saudi venture – which attracted big names with generous pay and caused upheaval in the traditional structure of the PGA and European Tours.However, even after stating last summer he would “rather retire” than defect to LIV, McIlroy’s view appears softer recently, especially since his Europe Ryder Cup team members Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton made a move from the PGA Tour.McIlroys former agent Chubby Chandler has said there is a 10 per cent chance the Northern Irishman could join the LIV Golf Tour (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)McIlroy recently admitted, via Gary Neville’s Overlap podcast, that he had never been made an official offer by the powers that be at LIV Golf. Living golf legend Woods – McIlroy’s greatest ally in the sport – is understood to have quickly turned down an approach exceeding the £700m mark.Now, McIlroy’s former manager Chubby Chandler has since hinted at a possible surprise LIV Golf switch for the Northern Irish star, a rumour which McIlroy didn’t entirely brush off ahead of the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens.Chandler estimated the chance of such a move at 10 percent. When asked to comment on this percentage during a press conference before the tournament, McIlroy kept it vague: “Somewhere in the middle maybe. Who knows? “..
