Golf star Rory McIlroy said Wednesday that a potential merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf "doesn't feel" any closer despite high-level talks between the two sides, which have also involved U.S.

With rumors swirling about the state of a possible deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund, Rory McIlroy said Wednesday that the Tour doesn’t necessarily need to come to an agreement – but it still remains the “ideal scenario.

Rory McIlroy has cast doubt on the necessity of a merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, despite ongoing discussions. The golfing world has been abuzz with speculation since the initial agreement was drafted nearly two years ago, yet no formal approval has been announced by either party.

LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have been in negotiations over a potential merger for nearly two years, but Rory McIlroy doesn't believe that a deal is any closer to being done

Something clearly has changed. Whatever promising developments were achieved in a Feb. 4 meeting at the White House between the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf League apparently have evaporated after a follow-up meeting with President Donald Trump on Feb.

Rory McIlroy sounded rather gloom when the conversation surrounding a deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf arose.

Rory McIlroy believes a deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf "doesn't feel any closer" despite recent high-level meetings at the White House. The Northern Irishman made the comments on Wednesday ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando,

Rory McIlroy says a PGA Tour deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf would be ideal. But he says the tour doesn't need a deal.

Despite PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan claiming that 'positive' talks have taken place with LIV Golf, Rory McIlroy claimed that it wasn't close and said golf didn't need a deal

McIlroy's comments suggested a deal is not close between the organizations controlling men's professional golf.