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Rory McIlroy backs DP World Tour chief's claim that LIV Golf sought to destroy the tour
November 4, 2026 at 06:29 PM
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TGThe Guardian
Rory McIlroy backs claim that LIV tried to 'destroy' DP World Tour
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Rory McIlroy backs DP World Tour allowing ex-LIV golfers back - ESPN
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BNBBC News
Rory McIlroy: World number two says LIV Golf wanted to 'destroy European Tour'
(opens the publisher’s site)Rory McIlroy has backed DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings' claim that LIV Golf aimed to destroy the European circuit, as the breakaway tour faces bankruptcy.
- McIlroy, speaking Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, said LIV "took players, took sponsors" and that its representatives "wanted to destroy the European Tour."
- Kinnings said golfers who sign up for "LIV 2.0" will not be eligible for the DP World Tour in 2027, requiring them to play on one tour or the other.
- LIV Golf filed for bankruptcy protection in October after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund withdrew funding, and players Jon Rahm and Sergio García have departed.
- McIlroy said LIV was "always going to be good for a few years" until it produced no return on investment, and called for a reset in men's golf.