Rory McIlroy shares vision for a global tour at Genesis Invitational | Golf Central | Golf Channel

Ryan Lavner joins Golf Central to break down Rory McIlroy’s comments regarding his vision for a global tour, the challenges that may arise in uniting all parties and what the model may look like. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral #RoryMcIlr
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HE GOT HIS CALL ON THE STATE OF THE GAME. >>> [ INDISCERNIBLE – BACKGROUND NOISE ] YES AND NO. I THINK THERE HAS TO BE A COMPONENT IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. IT’S REALLY SOUTH AFRICA — OBVIOUSLY THE MIDDLE EAST AS

WELL. AND THEN WORKING OUR WAY EAST TO WEST AND BACK INTO UNITED STATES. SOME SORT OF A SPRING AND SUMMER TIME. I DON’T THINK IT WILL LOOK TOO DISSIMILAR. IN THE BACK END IT MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT. I STILL THINK — I

DON’T THINK WE NEED TO BLOW EVERYTHING UP. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] YOU JUST CREATE A TURF FOR THE TOP 80 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD. I THINK EVERYTHING FEEDS UP INTO THAT. IT WOULD BE LIKE A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. IT SETS THE TONE OF.

AND ALL OF THOSE LEAGUES FEED UP INTO THE BEST OF THE BEST. THAT IS THE WAY I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT. >>> LET’S BRING RYAN IN LIFE. I KNOW YOU WERE THE ONE ASKING US QUESTIONS. OF COURSE, WE KNOW HE

HAS RESIGNED FROM THE PGA TOUR. HE IS AWAY FROM THE DECISION-MAKING BUT STILL HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WHAT WAS THE TAKE AWAY EARLIER TODAY? >> IF NOTHING ELSE, IT IS A VERY INTERESTING DISCUSSION TOPIC.

THIS WAS A CONTINUATION OF WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IN DUBAI. WHAT STRUCK ME WAS THE DETAIL HE WAS ABLE TO FLUSH OUT AND THE VISION HE HAS BEEN THINKING ABOUT OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS. WHAT GOLF COULD

POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE. THERE ARE 80 PLAYERS ON THE WORLD TOUR. THERE COULD BE A CERTAIN AREA HE WANTS TO TAKE THE TOURNAMENTS. WHETHER IT IS AUSTRALIA OR THE MIDDLE EAST. IT IS INTERESTING WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL.

RELATING IT TO THE EUROPEANS CHAMPION LEAGUE. AND EVERYTHING FUNNELING THROUGH THAT. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BLOATED VIRGIN WITH MORE PLAYERS AND MORE EVENTS. HE SAID, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL, IS ALIGNING EVERYONE’S INTEREST.

TO THE MEDIA AND THE SPONSORS AS WELL, GIVING EVERYONE AS HE SAID, THE SAME SHEET. IT WILL BE THE CHALLENGE. >> IT CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE IT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER POINTS THAT STAND OUT WHEN YOU REFLECT ON THE IMAGE HE WAS

PAINTING WHAT WHAT HE IS IMAGINING? >> TALKING TO A COUPLE OF PLAYERS TODAY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST STICKING POINTS WILL BE THE INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE. AS HE SAID, WITH THE PIE IN THE SKY AND 24 EVENTS, HE SAID AT

LEAST HALF WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE U.S. THIS IS WHERE THE BIGGEST MARKET AND FANS ARE. YOU ARE LOOKING AT 10 OR 12 EVENTS THAT ARE INTERNATIONAL. THAT IS A BIG DEAL FOR AMERICAN PLAYERS. TRADITIONALLY, THEY HAVE JUST GONE OFF

FOR EITHER ONE OFF OR HEAD OVERSEAS TO THE SPANISH “IN JULY. THAT WOULD BE A WHOLESALE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO WHAT THEY ARE USED TO SCHEDULE WISE. TALKING TO THEM, THAT COULD BE A STICKING POINT. BUT AS HE SAID

REPEATEDLY, IF IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE FANS AND SPONSORS, THE PLAYERS WILL HAVE NO CHOICE. >> IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT THAT, YOU COULD CHECK OUT GOLF CHANNEL.COM. RIGHT NOW, IT IS ALWAYS INTERESTING TO

HEAR FROM HIM. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS AND THE PLANNING RIGHT FROM THE START. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF WHAT HE SAID TODAY? >> WEEK COMPARED TO THE EUROPEAN CHAMPION LEAGUE. THE BIG DIFFERENCE WOULD BE FOR THE NON-

SOCCER FANS. THE TOP EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THE FRENCH LEAGUE. THE TOP FOUR TEAMS ALL MAKE IT INTO THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. BUT WHEN THAT IS DONE, THEY ALL GO BACK AND PLAY THE PREMIER LEAGUE. HE IS TALKING ABOUT HAVING A CHAMPIONS

LEAGUE, BUT THERE IS NO OTHER LEAGUE TO GO BACK TO PLAY. THAT IS A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE THERE. I HAVE TO SAY, HE WANTS THE TOUR TO LOOK [ INDISCERNIBLE ] HE WANTED TO LOOK VERY DIFFERENT NEXT YEAR. YOU CAN HEAR FROM

THOSE COMMENTS. >> DO YOU FEEL LIKE A WORLD TOUR IS THE ANSWER? >> I FEEL LIKE THAT IS WHERE WE ARE HEADING. WHETHER THE ANSWER OR NOT, I DON’T KNOW. >> IT HAS HIT A GLOBAL MARKET. THERE ARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE STILL NEGOTIATIONS. BUT OF COURSE, THIS IS STILL UP IN THE AIR. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH LONGER IT WILL GO ON