Rory McIlroy’s LIV Golf foreshadowing comes true in worrying signs for PGA Tour

By | July 7, 2024

Rory McIlroy’s LIV Golf foreshadowing comes true in worrying signs for PGA Tour

 

Rory McIlroy warned that LIV Golf would not ‘slow down’ after the Saudi-backed league burst onto the professional golf scene in 2022, and his fears have seemingly been proven right

 

Rory McIlroy predicted a bright future for LIV Golf

 

Rory McIlroy’s forecast that LIV Golf is not slowing down appears to be coming true, with the Saudi-backed league expanding yet again this week.

 

Bursting onto the professional golf scene in the summer of 2022, LIV’s threat along with Saudi Arabia’s backing was initially dismissed by those at the PGA Tour. Two years later, the league is positioned as one of golf’s leading circuits, shoulder to shoulder with the Tour.

 

This week saw Will Newell, the creative director of the Saudi-backed series, announce a new office launch in London. Posting on Instagram, Newell wrote “New London office opens this week. Fit out by Echospace London,” along with a set of photos

 

 

Now having offices in London, Florida, and New York – the latter recently expanded due to increasing staff numbers – LIV’s growth has been acknowledged even by one of the league’s biggeet critics. “I certainly don’t see in the next couple of years LIV slowing down,” McIlroy said to Sports Illustrated in June.

 

“They’re buying office space in New York. They have over 200 employees. I don’t see a world where and I haven’t heard any of those guys say that they don’t want to play over there either, right? You’ve got guys who are on contracts until 2028, 2029. Looking a few years down the line, LIV is going to continue to sort of keep going down its path.

 

“But hopefully with maybe more of a collaboration or an understanding between the tours. Maybe there is some cross-pollenation there where players can start to play on both. I guess that will all be talked about in the coming weeks. “The only thing is there are so many tours and so many golf tournaments. There are only a certain amount of weeks in the year.

 

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