Rory McIlroy said Donald Trump once again becoming president could result in the long-awaited deal between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.
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RoryMcIlroybelievesDonaldTrump’sreturntotheWhiteHousewillbegoodforprofessionalgolf.
McIlroy,theJupiterresident,saidTrumponceagainbecomingpresidentcouldresultinthelong-awaiteddealbetweenLIVGolfandthePGATour.Trump,thePalmBeachresident,wonTuesday’spresidentialelection.
“Giventoday’snewswithwhat’shappenedinAmerica,Ithinkthatclearsthewayalittlebit,”McIlroytoldreportersattheDPWorldTour’sAbuDhabiGolfChampionship.“Sowe’llsee.”
Trump’sadversarialrelationshipwiththePGATourledtohisbecominganadvocateofLIVGolf,whichisfinancedbySaudiArabia’sPublicInvestmentFund.LIVwasstartedin2022byGregNorman,aresidentofPalmBeachGardens.
“Hemightbeableto(getadealdone),”saidMcIlroy,thefour-timemajorwinner.“He’sgotElonMusk,whoIthinkisthesmartestmanintheworld,besidehim.WemightbeabletodosomethingifwecangetMuskinvolved,too.
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