Rory McIlroy spoke out about the drop off in viewers earlier this year as the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to battle it out

Jimmy Dunne resigned from the PGA Tour in May of this year after growing frustrated that the proposed deal with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) was not progressing

Rory McIlroy claimed earlier this year that "people are losing interest in the game" and the Northern Irishman appears to have been proven right with the latest TV figures

There are 14 big names, multiple Major champions and former World No.1s from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf who are stuck in surprisingly long winning droughts

While Rory McIlroy sees a world where Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and PGA Tour Enterprises come together via investment by the end of the calendar year, he does not expect the PGA Tour itself and LIV Golf to join forces -- at least not in the foreseeable future.

LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka will face the PGA Tour ’s Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler in a head-to-head match Tuesday, Dec. 17 in Las Vegas.

PGA Tour pair Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are set to take on LIV Golf duo Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a match-up in Las Vegas later this year

Rory McIlroy warned earlier this year that golf fans were being 'turned off' by the sport - and recent TV viewing figures have shown he was right to be concerned