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Jun 16, 2022; Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; Rory McIlroy looks on during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

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Jun 16, 2022; Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; Rory McIlroy looks on during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
The PGA Tour golfer, Rory McIlroy, won the 2022 Tour Championship, the season-end event. As it was the last one of the FedExCup Playoffs, he also became the FedExCup champion with his victory at the Easy Lake Golf Course.
The entire golf world celebrated and congratulated the Irishman for his win. However, the infamous Australian author, Nick Adams, didn’t have the same opinion about McIlroy’s win!
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“The world needs more America first golfers like Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau,” Adams, who is also a conservative activist, tweeted a day after he won the FedExCup Playoffs. “And fewer woke frauds like Rory McIlroy!” his tweet further read.
The world needs more America first golfers like Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau and fewer woke frauds like Rory McIlroy!
— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) August 29, 2022
Notably, Adams is one of the favorite authors of Donald Trump. He had praised the author’s book, Green Card Warrior, through his Twitter page when he was still serving as the President of the United States.
Did Rory McIlroy face criticism for supporting the PGA Tour?
In the tweet posted by Nick Adams, he praised players like Mickelson and DeChambeau whereas criticized McIlroy. Notably, the first two are a few of the golfers who have signed with LIV Golf for its Invitational Series. Although many criticized them for joining the Tour’s rival league; some like Trump have shown support to them.

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Jul 28, 2022; Bedminster, NJ, USA; Former President of the United States Donald Trump receives a fist bump from Bryson DeChambeau after hitting a tee shot on hole 1 during the LIV Invitational Pro-Am at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
In fact, the former POTUS had even let the league official use his Trump National GC in Bedminister to conduct one of its events. He has even played the Pro-Am which the LIV Golf conducted at his GC. Moreover, he had criticized the Tour players for not signing with the LIV Series.
On the contrary, McIlroy is a sound supporter of the PGA Tour. He has always spoken for the American golf organization and against the LIV league. He had even stated that the Series has “ripped” the men’s professional golf recently.
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Nick Adams hasn’t mentioned anything about LIV Golf or the PGA Tour in his post. However, the name of the entities in the tweet makes us wonder whether he is indirectly taking a dig at McIlroy for supporting the Tour officials.
McIlroy’s PGA Tour career in the 2021-2022 season
In the 2021-2022 PGA Tour season, Rory McIlroy has played 16 events altogether. And he has won three of them – The CJ Cup @ Summit, the RBC Canadian Open, and the Tour Championship.
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Moreover, the 4-time major champion finished ten times in the top 10 and made the cut 14 times, which is nothing but an impressive stat. His success led him to win $8,654,566 from all the 16 played this season.
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Who do you support; the LIV Golf rebels or the PGA Tour players? Let us know your valuable thoughts in the comment section below.
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