Rory McIlroy stated Wednesday that Donald Trump’s return to the White Home might mark a “big second” in golf’s ongoing civil warfare.
McIlroy, talking to reporters forward of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, stated that he was unaware of a deal already being struck between the PGA Tour and Saudi Public Funding Fund, as was reported by a British tabloid over the weekend, however that the results of Tuesday’s presidential election might “clear the way in which” for a peace deal.
A couple of months in the past, McIlroy stated that the U.S. Division of Justice was one of many essential obstacles to a deal, however having Trump, an avid golfer and LIV Golf proponent, again in workplace might affect the priorities of the DOJ and assist get a deal throughout the road.
“Given at the moment’s information with what’s occurred in America, I feel that clears the way in which a bit bit,” he stated. “So we’ll see.”
Showing just lately on the “Let’s Go!” podcast, Trump stated that he might assist strike a deal between the 2 warring sides in “quarter-hour” and that the game is best served with one predominant tour with all the finest gamers.
Requested about these feedback Wednesday, McIlroy stated: “He may be capable of. He’s obtained Elon Musk, who I feel is the neatest man on the earth, beside him. We would be capable of do one thing if we are able to get Musk concerned, too.
“I feel, from the surface wanting in, it’s in all probability rather less complication than it truly is. However clearly Trump has an ideal relationship with Saudi Arabia. He’s obtained an ideal relationship with golf. He’s a lover of golf. So, possibly. Who is aware of? However I feel as President of the USA once more, he’s in all probability obtained greater issues to give attention to than golf.”
McIlroy, who’s a member of the PGA Tour’s transaction subcommittee that’s negotiating immediately with the PIF, stated that he hasn’t “heard a factor” relating to a possible deal, even with Tour commissioner Jay Monahan in Saudi Arabia final week. However he added that the group is convening Wednesday night time.
“So possibly some information comes out of that,” he stated.
