The two PGA Tour megastars have denounced LIV’s lawsuit after three rebels went to court for the very first time
Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas have rarely been shy to offer pointed opinions on LIV’s controversial ascent into the golfing world. So, when thrown in front of press just one day after a judge ruled whether a trio of rebels could play in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, of course the pair were going to have their say.
And as always, the two megastars didn’t disappoint.
McIlroy was first to weigh-in after Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones failed to gain restraining orders to compete in the PGA Tour’s end of season finale, approving that “common sense prevailed” while urging everyone to move on from the “sideshow.”
Speaking ahead ahead of the FedEx St Jude Championship, McIlroy said: “From my vantage point, common sense prevailed and I thought it was the right decision.
“It lets us focus on the important stuff, which is the golf. We can all move forward and not have that sideshow going on for the next few weeks, which is nice.”
Thomas, meanwhile, admitted he was keeping up to date with the court proceedings on Twitter throughout, applauding the decision while expressing the outcome was of personal interest to him.
“It was personal to me from the beginning,” Thomas said. “It’s kind of like I said from the start. Those guys were given an opportunity to go play and just go play.
“You can have your cake, but you don’t need to eat it, too. And they got their fair share of a large, large amount of cake, and go eat it on your own means. You don’t need to bring it onto our tour.”
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