sport news Rory McIlroy PRAISES Saudi investor Yasir Al-Rumayyan as a 'very impressive ... trends now
Rory McIlroy's latest comments, in which he called Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the director of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), a 'very impressive man' may surprise some.
The Northern Irishman has arguably been the most aggressive denouncer of LIV Golf - owned by the Saudi PIF - which will shockingly merge with the PGA Tour, of which McIlroy is the face.
While he reiterated his 'hate' for LIV, McIlroy was rather positive about his interactions with Al-Rumayyan - who will become chairman of the board of the yet-to-be-named company - while speaking Friday at the RBC Canadian Open in Toronto.
'He's a very impressive man,' McIlroy told reporters. 'Harvard Business School, runs 700 or 800 billions worth of dollars, and invested in a ton of different companies. He's a very smart, impressive man.'
McIlroy admitted he has had several interactions with Al-Rumayyan throughout the years thanks to the pair sharing mutual acquaintances and interests.
The Northern Irishman has been an outspoken critic of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit
Donald Trump, Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan (center), and Jared Kushner at a 2022 LIV event
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced they would merge with LIV and end golf's civil war
'I know Yasir,' McIlroy said. 'So I played a pro-am with Yasir in Dubai a few years ago. And then I've seen him, I was with him at a Formula 1 race randomly a couple years ago in Austin.
'I saw him in Dubai at the end of last year… He sort of, he runs in the same circles as a lot of people that I
