Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will be the in the same place next week, when they head to Augusta National for the Masters. They're saying the same things this week, albeit a golf world apart.
DORAL, Fla. — Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will be the in the same place next week, when they head to Augusta National for the Masters.Sounding an alarm going into the year’s first major, McIlroy and DeChambeau were among players from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League on Wednesday speaking out — perhaps a bit more forcefully than before — on a need for the game to somehow reunite or risk further eroding its fanbase.
DeChambeau was a bit more succinct: “It’s up to the guys up top to figure it out and figure it out quickly because we can’t keep going this direction. It’s not sustainable, for sure.” That means at the majors, and events like the Ryder Cup, the big names are all in one place. Otherwise, they’re not, and they haven’t been since LIV started luring players away — reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson, DeChambeau and many more among them.
“I think there’s room for both. It’s as simple as that,” Rahm said. “I think we have the opportunity to end up with an even better product for the spectators and the fans of the game, a little bit more variety doesn’t really hurt anybody. So, I think, properly done, we can end up with a much better product that can take golf to the next level worldwide, and I’m hoping that’s what ends up happening.
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