Rory Mcilroy walks down the road along a tournament earlier this season.
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Golf Channel analyst Johnson Wagner did not hide his disappointment with some comments Rory Mcilroy made during his press conference in front of the tournament at the Invitational Genesis last week.
It turns out that Johnson’s Rant found her way to Mcilroy.
Appearing in Lucas Glover’s Siriusxm PGA Tour Show Radio On Wednesday, Wagner said he had heard from Mcilroy about Wagner’s critical comments, but they still have to meet in person.
“He emailed me on Thursday night and we traded some correspondence, but I haven’t heard from him from the first,” Wagner said on the show. “I think his agent reached someone above at Golf Channel. And how, you know, the thing I said at the end of my trick was that he is angry me and that’s the only thing I’m sorry for. The rest of it, I stay completely.
Mcilroy met with the media at its origin, leaving his AT&T victory in Pebble Beach pro-am. Among the topics he covered was the evolution of his feelings when it comes to Liv Golf and PGA Tour vs Liv Feud that is Still without resolution.
“Whether you stayed in PGA Tour or left, we all benefited from this,” Mcilroy said in Torrey Pines. “I’ve been in the record saying this amount: we’re playing for a $ 20 million price this week. That would never have happened if Liv didn’t come around. I think everyone just gotta overcome and we all have to say, okay, this is the starting point, and we move forward. but Reunion, as we all come back together and move forward, this is the best thing for everyone.
“If people are tough with butt or hurt their feelings because the boys went or whatever, who cares? Let’s move forward together, and let’s try to do this again and do what is best for the game. “
This led to Wagner to take Aim that night to Golf Channel.
“The fact that he is saying that we have all benefited, he is simply looking at things from a limited perspective, from his point of view,” Wagner said. “You know who has not benefited as all these things have continued? Sponsors who pay all bills. TV is down, everything is down, but they are required to pay more money. So well for you , I’m glad you are earning more money than you were in ’19, which was a ton of money. Many players in the wrong way, he wants everyone to overcome it, he is pressuring a small world tour. But he is angry at me now. “
