Overview
- Speaking on The Overlap podcast, McIlroy said LIV players have "paid their consequence" and he would accept returns by stars such as Bryson DeChambeau if it strengthens the PGA Tour.
- After Brooks Koepka's December exit from LIV, McIlroy said he would love Koepka to play in the tech-focused TGL that he co-founded with Tiger Woods.
- Any PGA Tour comeback remains subject to the Tour’s one-year ineligibility from a player’s final non-sanctioned event, with reinstatement decisions resting with the membership and policy board.
- McIlroy argued golf needs its best players competing together more often, even as he credited the split with elevating the majors and the Ryder Cup.
- LIV has shifted to 72-hole events in pursuit of Official World Golf Ranking points, with OWGR’s review still ongoing as of Dec. 30, and McIlroy questioned LIV’s long-term traction with fans.