‘The more I’ve thought about it, the more I don’t like it’ Tiger Woods ‘not going to do it’, adds world No 1Rory McIlroy has delivered what may well prove to be a fatal blow to plans for a breakaway
golf tour by stating he has no interest in taking part.
The Premier Golf League hoped to coax McIlroy and leading players away from the PGA and European tours with eye-watering sums of guaranteed cash – as linked in part to
Saudi Arabia – and a model akin to Formula One. Plans include 18 tournaments per year, of 54 holes, and a team element. Discussion over the proposal has dominated the start of this golfing year and McIlroy, who was previously circumspect regarding it, used pre-tournament duties for the WGC
Mexico Championship to issue a firm rebuttal.