Rose backs McIlroy's call for consequences for rebel players who joined LIV

MUST BE CONSEQUENCES: Justin Rose has backed Rory McIlroy’s call for some form of consequences for the rebel players who joined LIV Golf. Pic: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

Justin Rose has backed Rory McIlroy’s call for some form of consequences for the rebel players who joined LIV Golf, agreeing that if the likes of Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson are allowed to instantly return to the PGA Tour in the wake of golf’s shock merger it will be a bitter pill to swallow.

The Englishman was among the clutch of high-profile players who resisted the millions on offer by LIV last year and stayed true to the PGA Tour, rediscovering some of his best form in the intervening time.