Rory McIlroy has never been a supporter of the Saudi Public Investment Fund and LIV Golf. In fact, at times he's been the most vocal critic among PGA Tour players, saying last year that “If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on Earth, I would retire.
Department of Justice has long been viewed as an impediment to a deal because government officials have expressed concern that a foreign investment of this magnitude could violate antitrust laws. Negotiations have dragged on for a year and a half, but could accelerate under a Trump administration. Earlier this week on the “Let’s Go!” podcast with Jim Gray and Bill Belichick, Trump said, “It would take me the better part of 15 minutes to get that deal done” between the PGA Tour and the PIF.