Rory McIlroy: World number two says LIV Golf wanted to 'destroy European Tour'
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Six-time major winner Rory McIlroy says those connected to LIV Golf were expressing an ambition to "destroy the European Tour" at the 2026 Masters, only months before the league filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Rory McIlroy is an action this week at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship
ByJonathan BradleyBBC Sport NI senior journalist
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Six-time major winner Rory McIlroy has said those connected to LIV Golf were expressing an ambition to "destroy the European Tour" at the 2026 Masters, only months before the league filed for bankruptcy protection.
The 37-year-old from Northern Ireland was a vocal opponent of LIV, the controversial Saudi-backed breakaway tour that attracted some of the biggest names in the sport when launched in 2022.
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