Rory McIlroy may not have been in attendance for the in-person meetings between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund last week in New York, but he still knows more than most when it comes to the slowly progressing potential deal between the tour and LIV Golf's financial backers.

After another crushing runner-up finish, this time at last week’s Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down, Rory McIlroy is teeing it up at the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club in England, one of the biggest events on the DP World Tour schedule. As expected, the Northern Irishman was once again asked about the PGA Tour-PIF deal.

Another issue is that some individuals from the PGA Tour don’t have great relationships with golfers from LIV Golf, which deepens the conflict between the two sides. For any progress to happen, both parties need to want to come together and put an end to the disagreement that has been going on for two years.

Rory McIlroy said the U.S. Department of Justice is among the sticking points in why a deal to bring unity back to men’s professional golf continues to languish.McIlroy, who remains a member of a “transaction committee” that is negotiating directly on behalf of the PGA Tour with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia,

The four-time Major winner sees two potential stumbling blocks in the way of a deal between the PGA Tour and the PIF