As the two most recent players to be ranked No. 1 in the world, Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy know their voices carry weight in the game. They also sometimes talk privately to see if they're on the same page.
Such was the case recently regarding the upstart Premier Golf League. McIlroy was the first player to publicly reject the concept, citing the lack of player autonomy over scheduling decisions and questioning the source of some of the funding. Koepka joined him over the weekend, telling the Associated Press that he's "going with the PGA Tour.