McIlroy Accuses LIV Golf of Trying to Destroy DP World Tour as Circuit Filed Chapter 11
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 4
McIlroy Accuses LIV Golf of Trying to Destroy DP World Tour as Circuit Filed Chapter 11
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 4
Summary
Rory McIlroy said LIV Golf went beyond disruption and actively tried to destroy the DP World Tour, alleging LIV figures told people around Augusta that was their goal.
Guy Kinnings, the DP World Tour's CEO, had made the same claim before the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, saying trusted sources repeatedly told him LIV aimed to wipe out the European circuit.
McIlroy said LIV "took players" and "took sponsors," turning professional golf into an arms race fueled by Saudi backing through the Public Investment Fund.
LIV ultimately failed to break the European tour: Saudi funding was cut weeks after the Masters in April, and the circuit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September.
The fallout is still unfolding, with LIV's future uncertain and former players planning returns to the DP World Tour in 2027.