Even if LIV Golf spends hundreds of millions of dollars to re-sign two-time U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau, PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy said he doesn't believe the Saudi Arabian-financed breakaway league will be any better off.

Rory McIlroy got off to a fast start Thursday at his 2026 season debut in Dubai. He didn’t waste any time, either, in assessing the fallout of Brooks Koepka’s departure from LIV Golf and return to the PGA Tour.

Perhaps nobody on the PGA Tour was more outspoken against LIV than Rory McIlroy when the breakaway league was just getting started, and the five-time major champion doesn't seem to have much optimism regarding the Saudi Arabian-financed league's future.

Rory McIlroy has never been one to mince words about LIV Golf, and Thursday he again had plenty to say about the future of the league.

January 15 - Rory McIlroy needled LIV Golf on Thursday when discussing the PGA Tour competitor's current state of affairs.

The ‘Returning Member Program’ is only an option for players who have won a major championship or the Players Championship since the men’s game was split in two in 2022, meaning Smith was eligible courtesy of his triumphs at TPC Sawgrass and St Andrews that year.