“He has direct access to [PIF governor] Yasir [Al-Rumayyan]'s boss; not many people have that,” McIlroy said. “Not many people can say, ‘I want you to get this deal done, and by the way, I’m speaking to your boss, I’m going to tell him the same thing.’ There are a few things that he can do. He can be influential. He loves the game of golf. … I was playing with Sheik Hamdan [bin Mohammed Al Maktoum] of Abu Dhabi the day when [Trump] got elected in November, and the respect he has in the Middle East is – I don’t think people appreciate how much respect that he has there.
Rory McIlroy says Trump 'not a fan' of LIV format, Tour pros must 'get over' hard feelings to reunify game
We won't avoid the tough issues. We will talk about it
Rory McIlroy says Trump 'not a fan' of LIV format, Tour pros must 'get over' hard feelings to reunify game
We won't avoid the tough issues. We will talk about it
