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Rory McIlroy Says He's 'Out' on High-Stakes Premier Golf League

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World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has dealt a major blow to the proposed Premier Golf League by saying he is not open to joining it.

Speaking ahead of the WGC-Mexico Championship, which gets underway on Thursday, McIlroy said he did not like the prospect of not being able to run his own schedule, per Steve DiMeglio of USA Today:

"The more I've thought about it, the more I don't like it. The one thing as a professional golfer in my position that I value is the fact that I have autonomy and freedom over everything that I do.