***Rory McIlroy***

Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), ranked second in the men's world golf rankings, denied the rumor that he would move to LIV Golf for a large sum of money, calling it 'fake news'.

According to Reuters on the 17th (Korean time), McIlroy announced that the LIV transfer rumor recently reported by the British free business newspaper City AM is not true, and that he will spend the remainder of his career playing on the PGA Tour.

This British media reported that McIlroy will receive $850 million (about 1.1 trillion won) and transfer to LIV, operated by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund (PIF).

McIlroy's agent Sean O'Flaherty dismissed the report as 'fake news.'

McIlroy, who is participating in the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage Tournament, also said in an interview with Golf Channel, "I have never been offered that kind of money by LIV, and I have never even thought about a transfer." He added, "I haven't thought about such things in the past two years. “I reveal this once again,” he said.

McIlroy, who finished the Masters Tournament in a tie for 22nd place, will participate in the RBC Heritage, which opens on the 18th at Harbortown Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA. 스포츠토토맨