Rory McIlroy warned "it’s going to be very difficult" for a deal to be done to heal the big split in golf , and predicted the Saudi PIF will have to "spend another five or six" billion just to keep LIV Golf going.

McIlroy has voiced the growing sentiment in golfing circles that the long-awaited deal between the PGA Tour and PIF will not be done any time soon - if at all.

Both tours continue to do their own things separately , and while most golfers would love to see all the best players facing each other more often, just how that happens still seems to be a massive conundrum. Best picks for you

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