No, Rory McIlroy is not joining LIV Golf, not even for the rumored $850 million.
That rumor began to circulate through social media Tuesday. McIlroy's agent denied any truth to it, and now McIlroy himself has come out to refute the story.
"I honestly don’t know how these things get started, I’ve never been offered a number [potential deal] from LIV and I’ve never contemplated going to LIV,” McIlroy told the Golf Channel's Todd Lewis on Tuesday. “I think I’ve made it clear over the past two years that I don’t think it’s something for me.