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RORY MCILROY has revealed that he played golf with Donald Trump before his inauguration and claimed the US president is “on the PGA Tour’s side” when it comes to golf’s civil war.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott met with Trump last week as efforts continue to strike a deal between the US-based circuit, the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund , which bankrolls LIV Golf.Asked about that meeting and what Trump could achieve, McIlroy made reference to Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the PIF.
“He can be influential. I saw it when I was playing with Sheikh Hamdan of Abu Dhabi the day he got elected in November and the respect he has in the Middle East… I don’t think people appreciate how much respect he has there.Asked if he had spoken to Trump recently, McIlroy said he had played golf with him “a few weeks ago”.“I learnt that he’s not a fan of the LIV format. I was like, ‘But you’ve hosted their events?’ He was like: ‘Yeah, but it doesn’t mean that I like it.
“I’ve been on the record saying this a lot — we’re playing for a 20 million dollar prize fund this week. That would have never happened if LIV hadn’t come around.
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