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PGA's Rory McIlroy (L) of Northern Ireland, and LIV Golf's Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, walks off the 18th hole after final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 14, 2024. David J. Phillip/AP Photo
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Though Rory McIlroy was hoping for other headlines after the Masters, a London financial paper, City A.M., cited anonymous sources as saying McIlroy was believed to be close to an $850 million deal to join LIV Golf.
The publication did not say how the sources would know. That set off speculation and innuendo across the internet.
