Ahead of this week’s BMW PGA Championship in London, Rory McIlroy briefly touched on the PGA Tour’s pending deal with LIV Golf.

While the battle lines between LIV Golf and the rest of the sport have become less pronounced, Rory McIlroy questioned whether LIV-affiliated golfers

Rory McIlroy said the main sticking points holding up a deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi backers of the rival LIV Golf circuit are the U.S. Department of Justice and conflicting views from players on both sides.

Rory McIlroy may not have been in attendance for the in-person meetings between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund last week in New York, but he still knows more than most when it comes to the slowly progressing potential deal between the tour and LIV Golf's financial backers.

Rory McIlroy has been vocal about his support for the PGA Tour to reach a merger with LIV Golf, but one of his fellow pros is not so keen on the idea

Rory McIlroy said the U.S. Department of Justice is among the sticking points in why a deal to bring unity back to men’s professional golf continues to languish.McIlroy, who remains a member of a “transaction committee” that is negotiating directly on behalf of the PGA Tour with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia,

The four-time Major winner sees two potential stumbling blocks in the way of a deal between the PGA Tour and the PIF