{
  "id": 15497866,
  "title": "Tour Confidential: DP World Tour fires back at LIV, Kisner calls out Rory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/tour-confidential-dp-world-tour-fires-back-at-liv-kisner-calls-out",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T21:53:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Golf.com",
    "slug": "golf-com",
    "url": "https://golf.com/news/liv-golf-dp-world-tour-rory-mcilroy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kevin Kisner criticized Rory McIlroy’s decision to play in the DP World India Championship, suggesting McIlroy's claims about growing the game were motivated by money. Speaking on the foreplaypod, Kisner characterized McIlroy's comments as \"dog s--t\" and suggested that players may receive appearance fees along with scripts to promote altruism. Kisner noted that many players likely received appearance fees and stated he would have done the same if invited.\n\nMcIlroy responded to the criticism following his tied 42nd place finish in India, where he ended 17 shots behind winner Eugenio Chacarra. McIlroy stated he did not see the comments and questioned why his presence in India was a subject for Kisner to comment on.\n\nAccording to Golf.com, the DP World Tour's banning of LIV players was also a topic of discussion on this week's Tour Confidential.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "'How would he know?': Rory McIlroy dismisses Kevin Kisner's cash-grab claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/how-would-he-know-rory-mcilroy-dismisses-kevin-kisners-cash-grab-claim",
        "published": "2026-10-18T18:01:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Rory McIlroy responds to appearance fee, 'grow the game' criticism from Kevin Kisner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/rory-mcilroy-responds-to-appearance-fee-grow-the-game-criticism-from",
        "published": "2026-10-18T19:00:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}