Rory McIlroy has suggested a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is being held up by players who are happy for the game to remain split

Rory McIlroy may not have been in attendance for the in-person meetings between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund last week in New York, but he still knows more than most when it comes to the slowly progressing potential deal between the tour and LIV Golf's financial backers.