McIlroy: 'PGA Tour, PIF merger will be good for golf'

Rory McIlroy has claimed that the PGA Tour's shock merger with the Saudi Arabia-backed Public Investment Fund will be benefit 'professional golf'.

On Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced that it had <a href="/golf/news/pga-tour-announces-shock-merger-with-liv-golf_515697.html">joined forces with PIF</a> - backers of rival tour LIV Golf - in an effort to unify the sport.

As a result, all ongoing litigation and courtroom battles between the respective parties have been ended, with the aim now to bring about a collective positive change.

The deal came as a surprise to the sport, particularly all but a few on the PGA Tour with players having not been informed by PGA commissioner Jay Monahan before the news broke at 3pm, BST.

Meetings were . . .