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Golf ripping itself apart, says Mcllroy

RORY McIlroy (pictured) finds himself in a field that includes several LIV Golf players at this week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland, and once again, he didn't hesitate to express his thoughts on the Saudi-backed upstart circuit.

McIlroy told reporters that the LIV continues to create a divide across the sport — and that divide isn't beneficial for any of the parties involved.

"I don't want a fractured game. I never have. You look at some other sports and what's happened and the game of golf is ripping itself apart right now," McIlroy said.

"It's no good for the guys on, you know, this side or the sort of traditional system and it's no good for the guys on the other side, either. It's no good for anyone. ere is a time and a place for it. I just think right now, with where everything is, it's probably not the right time."

ings are even starting to heat up in court, as multiple golfers challenged bans they had received from other tours for participating in an LIV event.

"I've always said I think there is a time and a place where everyone that's involved here should sit down and try to work together," McIlroy said. "It's very hard for that to happen right now when there's two lawsuits going on."

ose on the LIV circuit have also been adamant that they should receive points from the Official World Golf Ranking, something that McIlroy doesn't necessarily see any problems with considering a number of talented golfers are associated with the LIV. — Reuters.

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