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"There needs to be a correction. I think what's
happening is not sustainable right now, so something needs to
happen to try to bring it all back together so we can all move
forward so we don't have this division that's sort of ongoing,"
McIlroy said.
"They keep going down those different paths and I just don't see
how that benefits anyone in the long run... I think (it's) a
shame for the overall game of golf."
Although negotiations on a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV
Golf are ongoing, McIlroy said it is still a distant prospect.
"We're probably still quite a long ways from it, but I would
hope that in the future that we can get there, unify the game
and get the best players back together again," he added.
Talks between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have dragged on and the
PGA Tour secured a $3 billion investment deal with a consortium
of U.S. sports team owners called Strategic Sports Group (SSG)
in January.
The PGA Tour is prepared to go it alone with SSG if a deal with
LIV Golf cannot be done, tour commissioner Jay Monahan said last
month.
"Ultimately (LIV Golf) do have some of the best players in the
world that are playing some really good golf," McIlroy said.
McIlroy will next compete at the Texas Open from April 4.
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby
Davis)
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