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Further, McIlroy called Phil Mickelson's support of the SGL
"egotistical and ignorant," among other adjectives.
McIlroy made the comments Sunday in the aftermath of Bryson
DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson pledging their allegiance to the
PGA Tour. Johnson released a statement through the Tour while
DeChambeau posted his own to Twitter.
Their pledges followed those of Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa
earlier in the week and a host of others prior to that.
"Who's left? Who's left to go? I mean, there's no one. It's dead
in the water in my opinion. Yeah, I just can't see any reason
why anyone would go," McIlroy said Sunday after the final round
of The Genesis Invitational in California.
McIlroy finished T10.
DeChambeau was rumored to have a $150 million offer from the SGL
to jump tours.
"No one really knew where Bryson stood," McIlroy said. "I was
really glad to see DJ and Bryson put out those statements this
week. We all want to play against the best players in the world
and they're certainly two of the best players in the world and
it's nice to know that they're committed to playing here and
committed to making this the best tour in the world."
McIlroy's strongest comments were reserved for Mickelson, who
told author Alan Shipnuck for an upcoming book that he was
helping the organizers of the SGL to help gain leverage against
the Tour.
"I don't want to kick someone while he's down obviously, but I
thought they were naive, selfish, egotistical, ignorant,"
McIlroy said of Mickelson's comments. "It was just very
surprising and disappointing, sad. I'm sure he's sitting at home
sort of rethinking his position and where he goes from here."
McIlroy said the SGL's ultimate downfall was failing to get the
blessing from the one player who still matters the most.
"The epicenter of the professional world still revolves around
Tiger, he is the epicenter," McIlroy said. "Like who knows when
he's going to play again, but if they don't have his blessing
even, it's got no chance. Then roll in Jon Rahm, the best player
in the world, Collin Morikawa, No. 2, me who's been up there for
a while, everyone else, I mean, yeah."
--Field Level Media
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