Rory McIlroy calls for talks between tours, LIV: 'That needs to happen'

As LIV continues to gain momentum and poach some of the game’s biggest names, Rory McIlroy called on golf’s leading tours to at least have a conversation with officials from the rival league.

In an interview earlier this week at the JP McManus Pro-Am, McIlroy seemed to soften his hard-line stance and called for collaboration.

When asked by BBC Sports NI whether the PGA and DP World tours should have “peace talks” with LIV, McIlroy said: “I think so. I think that needs to happen.”

That marks a stark departure for McIlroy, who, as one of the four player directors on the PGA Tour Policy Board, has naturally been one of the leading spokesmen for the Tour. In February, in the wake of Phil…