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McIlroy fears ‘false economy’ created by LIV Golf could put PGA Tour events at risk

Rory McIlroy believes the “false economy” created by the threat of LIV Golf may now be putting some well-established PGA Tour events at risk. The world No 2 and current Masters champion said he felt people had lost sight of how good the tour was before it too had a huge cash injection.

When the Saudi breakaway started luring away some of the top talent on multimillion-dollar contracts ­during the early years the PGA Tour’s response was to restructure, ­creating eight signature events each with smaller field and prize funds of $20m (£15m), plus generating a number of associated financial benefits.

‘LIV created this false economy’: Rory McIlroy opens up on Tour changes

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — A Track Two event, Rory McIlroy says, is “a glorified Korn Ferry event.” 

And the PGA Tour setup, before LIV Golf, was “actually pretty good,” he said.  

Speaking Tuesday at a pre-U.S. Open press conference at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, the six-time major winner said he had concerns over the Tour’s proposed schedule changes, which could take effect in 2028. As first reported by the Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter, the moves could feature the creation of a two-track system — Track One would have 23 elevated events, including the majors and the playoffs, with fields upwards of 120 players, while Track Two would have 20 events and 140-man fields.  

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