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Rory McIlroy Issues Personal Statement After Historic TGL Trade
Boston Common landed Open champion Shane Lowry in the league's first trade, and he and McIlroy first play together as teammates on January second; golf's group chat updates.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN OvernightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Rory McIlroy Issues Personal Statement After Historic TGL Trade”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 1:00 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Rory McIlroy.
- BBN covered this story before: Rory McIlroy defends “dogs**t” comment in bizarre row (October 18).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRory McIlroy has issued a statement after the first trade in TGL history sent British Open champion Shane Lowry to his Boston Common team.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMcIlroy calls Lowry a great friend he loves having alongside him in team competition.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey open January second against Los Angeles. First match as teammates, and the group chat is already warm.
The story so far
- Jaylen Brown doubts Team USA, Nantz on Romo, McIlroy on LIV · Yahoo Sports
- Rory McIlroy fires back at Kevin Kisner over India appearance fee… · Fox News
- Rory McIlroy defends “dogs**t” comment in bizarre row · bunkered.co.uk
- Rory McIlroy Issues Personal Statement After Historic TGL Trade (this story)
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