Tuesday’s surprise announcement of a union between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf divided golfers.with a mixture of surprise, caution and joy reacted to this startling news.
“I love getting the morning news on Twitter“, the American was ironed on the social network collin morikawaone of the PGA Tour players who expressed their astonishment at the highly secretive gestation of this agreement.
“I wonder how many people knew this deal was going to happen. Like five or seven people? An organization run by players, right?”, also pointed out, pulling the irony, the American Michael S. Kim.
More fun was seen on the other side of the tablethat of golfers who gave up the PGA Tour to go to the controversial Saudi LIV Golf.
One of the leaders of this group is the legendary Phil Mickelson, winner of six ‘majors’ and widely criticized for betting on LIV Golf.
“Today is our happiest day“, tweeted the American with an emoticon of a smile.
Another of the names in LIV Golf’s capital letters is his compatriot Brooks Koepka, who asked someone to make sure Brandel Chamblee was okay.
To understand this Koepka joke, it is necessary to know that Chamblee, a former American golfer and now a commentator on the Golf Channel, is completely and radically against LIV Golf.
Conversely, among players who have held their own on the PGA Tour Confusion and raised eyebrows abounded this Tuesday.
“It’s just crazy. I mean, I’m sure there’s a reason for it. but this will not be a sufficient excuse for the complete lack of communication,” said American Sahith Theegala in a message to Sports Illustrated.
“I mean, how did the top 10 players in the world find out about this on Twitter?. But I will bite my tongue until I hear more. There’s no way the players are going to be okay with it.”
Although perhaps best explaining the surprise caused by the announcement of this deal was Canadian Mackenzie Hughes: “There’s nothing like finding out on Twitter that we’re going on the tour that we said we weren’t going to do something like that.”
THE KEYS TO AGREEMENT
“The parties have entered into an agreement combining the golf-related business and rights of PIF (including LIV Golf) with the business and commercial rights of the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour into a new entity to in revenue, owned collectively. , to ensure that all stakeholders benefit from a model that offers maximum excitement and competition between the best players in the game,” they said in a statement.
The unthinkable move ended months of open confrontation between the PGA Tour and the controversial LIV Golf, an initiative backed by Saudi Arabia and seeking to organize a circuit rivaling the US-based that tour in quality and prestige. .
The resignation of top players from the PGA Tour in the direction of a LIV Golf with juicier financial prizes opened a huge rift in the golf world that now seems to be closing.
“After two years of disruption and disruption, it was a historic day for the sport we all know and love.“said PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan.
The first immediate effect of this agreement is the resolution of pending legal cases that existed between the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour. A new organization will emerge from this agreement to lead world golf, its name is still unknown.
“The new entity will work to ensure a coherent calendar of events“, they hinted.
They also noted that players who left the PGA Tour and DP World Tour to compete in LIV Golf will be able to return to those circuits.
Source: La Verdad
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