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Published 11:48 21 Feb 2022 GMT
Updated 11:49 21 Feb 2022 GMT
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"They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates."Such comments drew ire from many in the golfing world and, following a Top 10 finish at the Genesis Invitational, Rory McIlroy addressed the Mickelson situation.
"I don’t want to kick someone while he’s down obviously, but I thought they were naive, selfish, egotistical, ignorant. "[There are] a lot of words to describe that interaction he had. It was just very surprising and disappointing; sad. "I’m sure he’s sitting at home sort of rethinking his position and where he goes from here."McIlroy accused the planners of the breakaway tour of spreading rumours to unsettle fellow golfers, to try play them off one another. "I knew the way these guys have operated," the four-time major winner said. "It's all been smoke and mirrors... just sort of created this chaos and confusion around that group... I think it’s nice now that we all can sit down and say, look, we’re all on the same page here."
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