Golf star Rory McIlroy said Wednesday that a potential merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf "doesn't feel" any closer despite high-level talks between the two sides, which have also involved U.S.

With rumors swirling about the state of a possible deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund, Rory McIlroy said Wednesday that the Tour doesn’t necessarily need to come to an agreement – but it still remains the “ideal scenario.

LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have been in negotiations over a potential merger for nearly two years, but Rory McIlroy doesn't believe that a deal is any closer to being done

Rory McIlroy sounded rather gloom when the conversation surrounding a deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf arose.

Rory McIlroy believes a deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf "doesn't feel any closer" despite recent high-level meetings at the White House. The Northern Irishman made the comments on Wednesday ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando,

Despite PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan claiming that 'positive' talks have taken place with LIV Golf, Rory McIlroy claimed that it wasn't close and said golf didn't need a deal

Rory McIlroy has had his say on the ongoing talks between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, with Brooks Koepka's stance on a potential return to the Tour also revealed

PGA commissioner Jay Monahan confirmed that a deal between the Professional Golfers' Association and LIV Golf remains in the ballpark of $1.5 billion.

Brooks Koepka has been linked with a return to the PGA Tour and Rory McIlroy recently made it clear he believes it can stand alone without striking a deal with LIV Golf