Rory McIlroy’s and Shane Lowry’s brutal comment on LIV golfers at Olympics

Here’s what he said

Rory McIlroy takes a jibe at LIV Golfers at Olympics, says ‘the golf they play is hard to compare’ with others

Rory McIlroy is at the Olympics in Paris right now, hoping to bring gold or at least a medal to Ireland. Several other golfers, including some from LIV Golf, are trying to do the same for their countries. It’s one of the rare occurrences where LIV and PGA golfers are competing in the same event.

McIlroy, speaking about LIV Golf players in the current field, said it’s difficult to know what to expect from them since their format, which LIV is known for, is vastly different.

The Ryder Cup star said (via Golf Monthly):

“I don’t think there’s any other way to do [Olympic qualification] because it’s hard to compare the golf that they play to the golf that we play. That’s the reason they didn’t get World Ranking points, right. So if you want to qualify for the Olympics, you knew what you had to do.

Just like if you wanted to qualify for the Ryder Cup, you knew what you had to do. They were very aware of the decision they made when they did.”

LIV golfers do not get OWGR points, which is partially why Bryson DeChambeau isn’t in the field. His performance in the Majors while very admirable was not enough to get him into the field for the USA over Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler.

It has been a sore spot for LIV since its formation as they have tried on more than one occasion to get ranking points for their events to no avail. It’s what Rory McIlroy believes makes the Olympics an interesting event for Jon Rahm and others.