Rory McIlroy says there may be “no strain” in his relationship with Tiger Woods however admits they’ve completely different views on the future of males’s skilled golf.
The disagreement arises from ongoing negotiations on a doable deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf.
World quantity two McIlroy, who has softened his stance on the breakaway LIV tour, revealed he’s now a member of the “transaction subcommittee” that’s attempting to do a deal.
However, McIlroy mentioned on Wednesday that he is not going to be returning to the PGA Tour’s coverage board after it “got pretty complicated and pretty messy”.
The Telegraph reported that 15-time main winner Woods voted in opposition to McIlroy re-joining the board.
“I would say, I mean, I think friends can have disagreements or not see things – I guess not – not see eye to eye on things but have disagreements on things,” McIlroy mentioned.
“I think that’s fine. But no, I wouldn’t say – we had a really good talk last Friday for 45 minutes just about a lot of different things.
“No, there’s no strain there. I think we might see the future of golf a little bit differently, but I don’t think that should place any strain on a relationship or on a friendship.”
Woods and 2013 Masters winner Adam Scott are additionally on a five-member subcommittee that can be negotiating with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
McIlroy, talking after carding a gap four-under 67 on the Wells Fargo Championship, added: “I’ve already had calls with that group – I had a really good hour and a half Zoom with those guys on Sunday.
“We went by a 150-page doc in regards to the future product mannequin and the whole lot.
“Yeah, I’m not on the board, however I’m not directly concerned in that transaction committee. I haven’t got a vote so I do not – you understand, I haven’t got I suppose a significant say in what occurs within the future.”
On the PGA Tour policy board, McIlroy backtracked somewhat on his comments on Wednesday when he also said there was “a subset of individuals on the board that have been possibly uncomfortable with me coming again on for some motive”.
A day later he asserted it had more to do with red tape.
“I don’t necessarily think or believe that people didn’t want me involved. It was more just the process of how I could get involved again, right?” he mentioned.