Rory McIlroy says he doesn't watch YouTube golfers, but one internet sensation has hit back and claimed the Northern Irishman doesn't know what he's missing out on

Rory McIlory doesn't seem too familiar with the likes of Fat Perez, Gabby Golf Girl and Grant Horvat. He also doesn't seem to care to watch any of their videos. Somehow this has been interpreted as a scandal among fans of the YouTubers when it should be little more than a blip on the radar this week.

Rory McIlroy has started a war of words with the YouTube golf scene, insisting he doesn’t pay much attention to it. The Northern Irishman was speaking ahead of a Players Championship event in Florida.

Credit Rory McIlroy, then, for spinning the conversation forward. McIlroy has taken plenty of shots at LIV Golf over the last three years, some of which he's had to walk back. But one element of LIV's strategy has struck a chord with McIlroy: the breakaway league's international focus.

Cars drive themselves, computers outsmart college grads and golfers watch more golf on YouTube than CBS. It’s a brave, scary new world out there. The revolution isn’t televised, it’s steaming, leaving anyone over the age of 35 fumbling with the remote (those are still a thing right?

Rory McIlroy is playing some of his best golf this week at The Players Championship. As of right now, he's firmly in contention at TPC Sawgrass. Diehard fans of McIlroy have to be pleased with his performance so far.

A student golfer who heckled Rory McIlroy has publicly apologized, calling the incident "a mistake." Luke Potter, a college junior and player on the University of Texas' golf team, was filmed heckling McIlroy at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach,

Rory McIlroy’s week at TPC Sawgrass took an unexpected turn Tuesday. When practicing for Thursday’s opening round of The Players Championship, a college golfer heckled the four-time major winner from behind the 18th tee box at the Ponte Vedra Beach,

Rory McIlroy has been known to take some sharp U-turns on his opinions over the last few years, particularly as it relates to the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. He was willing to state another position ... The post Rory McIlroy Isn't Flip-Flopping On This Issue: He Won't Be Playing The PGA Tour Champions first appeared on SwingU Clubhouse.