PGA ‘BIRDIE THE FIRST’

McIlroy hails new LIV judgement

- NEIL McLEMAN

RORY McILROY said “common sense prevailed” when a US judge refused to allow three banned LIV rebels to tee it up in the FedExCup play-offs today.

But the world No.3 warned there is “such a long way to go” in the legal battle between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed breakaway series.

“It’s like you birdied the first hole, but you’ve still got 17 holes to go,” said the Northern Irishman. “But it was a good day for the Tour and the majority of the membership yesterday.”