A rumor that said Rory McIlroy was about to make an unexpected switch to LIV Golf has been refuted.

One of the most ardent opponents of the Saudi-funded secession, McIlroy, may be ready to leave the game in a transaction valued at USD 850 million (£680 million), according to a report published over the weekend in the London financial paper City AM.

The world number two was questioned about the claim before to this week’s RBC Heritage, and McIlroy’s manager Sean O’Flaherty told the Irish Independent that the report was “fake news.”

“I honestly don’t know how these things get started,” McIlroy said in an interview with Golf Channel which he subsequently posted on his official account on X, formerly Twitter.

“I’ve never been offered a number from LIV and I’ve never contemplated going to LIV.

“I think I’ve made it clear over the past two years that I don’t think it’s something for me.

“Doesn’t mean that I judge people that went and played over there, I think one of the things that I’ve realised over the past two years is people can make their own decisions for whatever they think is best for themselves and who are we to judge them for that?

“But personally for me my future is here on the PGA Tour and it’s never been any different.”

When asked where the rumor had come from, McIlroy replied, “No, no idea.”

“Jeez, I feel like there have been so many rumors about guys over the last two years. And I believe the other thing I’ve realized is that guys should be open-minded. I’m sure that players who are currently competing on the PGA Tour have spoken with the guys from LIV and exchanged offers or whatever.

“But I have no idea. It’s never even been a conversation for us and it’s one of those things.

“It’s unfortunate we have to deal with it and this is the state that our game’s in but I’m obviously here today, playing this PGA Tour event and I will play the PGA Tour for the rest of my career.”