Rory McIlroy draws comparison between golf’s great divide and Northern Ireland’s peace process of 1990s [Video]

RORY McILROY feels that healing the rift between golf’s establishment and the LIV Tour rebels is almost the sporting equivalent of the Northern Irish Peace Process.

Ulsterman McIlroy has been keen to attempt to broker a deal between golf’s warring factions, despite criticism from US stars Patrick Cantlay and Jordan Spieth.

While McIlroy was one of the foremost critics of Saudi-backed LIV and its deserters, he has taken a more positive line recently.

But he drew parallels with the issues that bedevilled the North as peace loomed after The Troubles in the 1990s to admit a pact will not be easy.

McIlroy said: “We’ve got this window of opportunity to do …