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Westwood Blasts McIlroy's LIV Critique

Just as Rory McIlroy’s critique of LIV Golf's value threatened to become the undisputed narrative of the week, LIV veteran Lee Westwood has launched a sharp and direct counter-attack.

Following days of McIlroy questioning whether defectors had brought any real value to the rival league, Westwood fired back, dismissing the comments as "typical" and ill-conceived. He refuted McIlroy’s claims by providing a specific example of sponsor demand, citing the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Westwood alleged that sponsor Johan Rupert specifically fills his invitation spots with LIV players, directly demonstrating their continued commercial appeal and value within the sport.

Westwood’s response is a crucial injection of conflict into the conversation, which had been dominated by PGA Tour voices like McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler discussing LIV's potential collapse. By providing a needed voice for the other side, Westwood has reignited the ideological war of words and shifted the debate from a monologue on LIV's failure to a heated dialogue about player value, proving the battle between the tours is far from over.