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McIlroy Backs LIV Golf Players' Return to PGA Tour

Rory McIlroy supports the return of LIV Golf players to the PGA Tour, stating the breakaway circuit is no longer a threat after filing for bankruptcy.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 13 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

First reported by BBC Sport, 24 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

The odds

How the odds moved · Jon Rahm
0%50%100%5%7 Oct, 16:42 UTCnowCBS Sports Headlines: Rory McIlroy in favor of allowing former LIV Golf players to return to the DP World Tour and PGA Tour · 13 Oct, 18:19 UTCSkySports: McIlroy: LIV Golf was half a good idea · 13 Oct, 17:41 UTCBBC Sport: McIlroy would vote for LIV players' PGA Tour return · 13 Oct, 17:17 UTC

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Price data
TimeChance of yes
now5%
8 Oct, 18:19 UTC5%
7 Oct, 17:52 UTC2%
7 Oct, 16:42 UTC6%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 13 Oct 2026. BBC Sport published first, on 13 October at 17:17 UTC; SkySports followed 24 min later. The most recent article, from CBS Sports Headlines, appeared on 13 October at 18:19 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: BBC Sport, SkySports, CBS Sports Headlines.

2 prediction markets price this story:

  • Jon Rahm — the market puts it at 5%, closing 8 Apr 2027. The outcome is Yes if Jon Rahm plays in a LIV Golf tournament between January 1 and March 31, 2027. The outcome is No if he does not play in such a tournament during that period. Readers often mistake the deadline, thinking any future departure from LIV Golf counts instead of only competing in Q1 2027.
  • Rory McIlroy — the market puts it at 9%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 25 Apr 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Rory McIlroy wins the Masters Tournament. It resolves to No if he does not win. Readers often mistake this for a prediction of his general performance rather than a specific requirement to win the tournament.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Jon Rahm at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. BBC SportMcIlroy would vote for LIV players' PGA Tour return5%
  2. SkySportsMcIlroy: LIV Golf was half a good idea5%
  3. CBS Sports HeadlinesRory McIlroy in favor of allowing former LIV Golf players to return to the DP World Tour and PGA Tour5%
  4. Current odds5%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Rory McIlroy in favor of allowing former LIV Golf players to return to the DP World Tour and PGA Tour CBS Sports Headlines
  2. McIlroy: LIV Golf was half a good idea SkySports
  3. McIlroy would vote for LIV players' PGA Tour return BBC Sport

Markets on this story

  • Kalshi Jon Rahm 5% $0 24hends 8 Apr 2027

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  • Kalshi Rory McIlroy 9% $1k 24hends 25 Apr 2027

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  • Rory McIlroy
  • LIV Golf
  • PGA Tour
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