McIlroy says he is ‘very much against’ proposed new tourAmnesty warns of Saudi ‘sportswashing’ of
Human Rights abusesRory McIlroy has led the backlash against a breakaway
golf tour that has shot back to prominence two weeks after football’s European Super League’s stunning collapse. McIlroy likened the scheme to a “money grab” while Amnesty International again castigated Saudi Arabia’s “sportswashing” attempts.
Saudi Arabia hopes to entice the world’s best players away from the PGA and European tours, with combined financial incentives that run into billions, but there is rising and audible resistance. “I’m very much against it,” McIlroy said. “I don’t see why anyone would be for it.”