Rory McIlroy concurs with a California federal judge's "common sense" ruling on Tuesday,suspended from the PGA Denied a temporary injunction against the three suspended persons. Tour memberwho signed with LIV Golf and attempted to play in the playoffs of FedEx his cup.
"From my standpoint, common sense prevailed and I thought it was the right decision," McIlroy said Wednesday. “Now that it has happened, I think we can focus on what matters: golf.
Thaler Gooch, Matt Jones and Hudson Swafford will compete in the FedEx St. Jude Championship starting Thursday at TPC Southwinds in Memphis, Tennessee. plug. His DP World Tour player who participated inLIV Golf was fined and suspended from playing in PGA Tour events.
Justin Thomas, who won the PGA Championship in Southern Hills in May, also concurred with the decision by U.S. District Judge Beth Loveson Freeman .
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"It was personal from the beginning," Thomas said. "You're right from the beginning. Those guys were given the chance to hang out, they just went out to hang out. They can eat cake, but they don't have to. And they eat a lot of cake." I get a good percentage of it and I go eat it on my own terms, I don't have to bring it on the tour.”
Thomas is a member of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf (a league sponsored by Saudi Arabia (80) (funded by the Sovereign Wealth Fund)) distracted.
"Unfortunately, it just picks up on the world of golf a little bit and just robs it of a great storyline," he said. “I think I saw Scotty [Schaeffler] come in and do an interview [Tuesday]. I’m sure he was asked about what was going on. I had one of my best seasons.”
Cameron Smith, Second-best player in the world to win The British Open, held in St Andrews last month, is the latest pro to be tied in a lucrative deal with LIV Golf.
On Tuesday, the Telegraph reported that Smith, his six-time PGA Tour winner, will join his LIV golf for $100 million. Smith is playing in the FedEx Cup playoff opener this week.
Last week, 11 of his players, including Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau, filed antitrust lawsuits against his PGA Tour in federal court. As first reported by Mark Cannizzaro of The Post, Mickelson's deal with LIV Golf is worth his $200 million. .
McIlroy said Wednesday that he has players like I said I have more respect. His past major champions, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Kepka, defected toLIV Golf,to sue the PGA Tour or come back and play. and did not.
"Men make their own decisions as they see fit, and that's perfectly fine," McIlroy said. "Again, I don't hold a grudge against anyone for hanging out at the LIV or taking a deposit. If that's your prerogative and what you want to do, it's perfectly fine.
“I think the resentment from the members of this tour is about the fact that they are trying to come back here without results. It would feel very unfair."
