{"id":53349,"date":"2026-08-20T10:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/53349\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:54:14","slug":"rory-mcilroy-makes-comment-on-phil-mickelson-and-has-warning-for-bryson-dechambeau-ahead-of-latest-pga-tour-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/53349\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy makes comment on Phil Mickelson and has warning for Bryson DeChambeau ahead of latest PGA Tour tournament\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LIV Golf looks to be on its last legs, and the PGA Tour has won golf\u2019s civil war. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a rocky road for LIV since the tour lost its Saudi funding. Since then, their season finale has been cancelled, their connection to the Asian Tour has been severed, and a number of their players are eyeing the exit door. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a win for the PGA Tour, and for Rory McIlroy, who has been the loudest anti-LIV voice on the tour since it was created. The ever-outspoken back-to-back Masters champion has been at the forefront of the PGA Tour\u2019s fight against LIV for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was asked if LIV\u2019s demise would give him some personal satisfaction because of his opposition to the breakaway league, and he made a comment about Phil Mickelson in his answer. <\/p>\n

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McIlroy must feel some level of vindication as LIV Golf fights for its life. However, because people will be losing their jobs in the tour\u2019s potential collapse, he refused to take a victory lap.<\/p>\n

He did have something to say about Phil Mickelson, though, who has been incredibly outspoken against the PGA Tour since joining LIV.<\/p>\n

In a press conference before this year\u2019s BMW Championship, McIlroy was asked if any part of him would be happy to see LIV fold. He said, \u201cIt\u2019s a hard one. Like, I think I\u2019ve kept my position consistent that LIV has never been a good thing for the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What do you think the future holds for Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm after LIV Golf’s announcement? <\/p>\n

LIV lives to fight another day as Scott O’Neil says a major investor has been found!<\/p>\n

\"Jon <\/p>\n

\u201cSo, and whatever 2.0 looks like, if it even happens, you know, they say they\u2019re trying to be more collaborative and all that. But this is the best platform for the top professional golfers in the world.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYeah, were there some things at the start of LIV that the PGA TOUR could have done better? Sure. But I think that, you know, the guys that went, or you look, you think back to the start with, like, say, Phil was unhappy with some stuff or whatever it was. <\/p>\n

\u201cLike, surely that just warranted a conversation instead of blowing the entire professional game up and doing something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I don\u2019t take any personal satisfaction in people losing jobs. That doesn\u2019t seem right. I\u2019ve always felt like this is the best place to play professional golf. And I\u2019m pretty sure if the PGA Tour were handed 6 billion dollars, it would have done a better job with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy issues warning to Bryson DeChambeau <\/p>\n

As LIV\u2019s demise appears to be imminent, players are eyeing the exit door. According to some reports, Jon Rahm is hoping to agree to a deal with the PGA Tour which would see him back for next season, and even Bryson DeChambeau will play some DP World Tour events next year. <\/p>\n

However, McIlroy said to any player who is considering a PGA Tour return, including DeChambeau and Rahm, that it may not be so easy.<\/p>\n

When asked if these players returning immediately would be a good thing for the PGA Tour, McIlroy responded, \u201cEventually, yeah, maybe. Eventually they will. Look, if they play the golf and they, I\u2019m pretty sure \u2014 I\u2019m not part of these discussions, but I\u2019m pretty sure they\u2019re not going to be welcomed back straight away. <\/p>\n

If they were offered this returning member program back in February, the one that Brooks took, then, yeah, maybe. But that has sort of come and gone. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think it was said at the time that the deal that they might get going forward, if they do decide to come back, isn\u2019t going to be as good as the one that Brooks got. So, yeah, I would say it\u2019s going to be a tough, tough road back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many players have said they want to see all the best players back on the PGA Tour, but McIlroy seems pretty insistent that there need to be repercussions. <\/p>\n

Many expected to see LIV\u2019s biggest stars fast tracked back to the tour in 2027, but perhaps it won\u2019t be that simple after all.<\/p>\n

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