Masters champion Rory McIlroy has given his view on the state of professional golf, as well as the ongoing feud between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed breakaway league LIV Golf

Rory McIlroy has shared his ongoing doubts that the divide in golf can ever be mended, while he also slammed the "irrational" spending of the LIV series for creating a significant chasm in the sport .

There were hopes that the bitter split, which occurred when the Saudi breakaway league enticed many top stars with hefty contracts in 2021, could be healed through a proposed merger. However, over two-and-a-half years since this was suggested, there seems to be no progress towards a resolution.

Speaking at CNBC's CEO Council Forum, McIlroy said: "You see some of these other sports that have been fractured for

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