Rory McIlroy strongly denies PGA Tour rumour after LIV Golf announcement

merger talks remain ongoing between the PGA Tour and livv golf Rory mroy has hit back at suggestions that his Blockbuster match alongside Scotty Sheffer in December has been set up to send a message to the PGA Tour the two stars will take on the livv golf Duo of Brooks Kea and Bryson D Shambo in a live clash in Las Vegas in December it will signify the first time that PGA Tour players have competed against live golf Rebels outside of majors and the Olympics the Saudi backed Venture was launched in the summer of 2022 with merger talks between the two rival organizations currently ongoing in a bid to end the sports Civil War and speaking ahead of the Amun Irish open this week melroy was asked if the match was arranged as a direct attempt to accelerate negotiations I wouldn't say it's meant to send a message I think it's more that we wanted to do something that I guess all fans could get excited about he said it's a way to show golf fans and the world this is what could happen or these are the possibilities going forward I've been saying this for a long time I think Golf and golf fans deserve to see us together more than just four times a year that's what we've tried to do it's in the middle of December there's not a lot going on in the game of golf so to try and get people excited about something before the golf season starts again I think we all thought it was a good idea and something that hopefully is a sign of things to come in the future in June 2023 players on all sides were left stunned by the announcement that all parties had agreed in principle to a merger but the progress of talks between the PGA Tour DP World Tour and Saudi PF have thus far been slow with negotiations reopening in New York this week

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