Rory McIlroy says golf's recent chaos will be remembered as a 'very strange' era, and the sport must change to stay financially healthy.
Rory McIlroy has a message for golf: the party can't last. The six-time major winner believes the sport needs a reset after years of upheaval, and he says the money that flooded the game was never built to last.
Looking back on the recent past, McIlroy expects this period to be remembered as a "very strange" chapter in golf history. The arrival of LIV Golf and its huge financial offers shook the pro game, and in his view it created a "false economy" that distorted what players, tours and sponsors thought the sport was worth.
His argument is about the long term. Big paydays and bidding wars make headlines, but McIlroy says the game needs a more stable foundation if it is going to stay healthy for the next generation of players and fans. That means change, and he sees it as necessary, not optional.
As a leading voice in the sport, McIlroy's view carries weight. Whether the fractured landscape can be mended, and what a reset would look like in practice, remains one of the biggest questions hanging over golf.
