PGA Tour and Liv Golf “Chaos” as the major champion does … 👇
Sport has been fractured in recent years after the emergence of the Liv Golf League supported by Saoudie as a real rival of the PGA Tour. This prompted the latter to make major changes to certain tournaments in order to remain competitive, including larger payouts and no-cut tournaments identical to the format seen under the LIV banner.
This has paved the way for a radically different golfing landscape, with some of the biggest names in the sport no longer competing in major tournaments and players taking a much more tactical approach to the events they play. And while the two organisations initially agreed to merge in June 2023, talks continue over a settlement between the warring sides.
The 63-year-old played a key role in forming the Tour Players Association in the 1990s (which was, by all accounts, a form of labour union) and believes a similar body today would avoid a lot of turmoil. “I think it’s a complete mess and it’s going to be pretty difficult to put the pieces together and put Humpty Dumpty back on the wall,” he said. “They don’t want to go back. They don’t want to go back.
LIV Golf continues to attract big talent with the promise of big fees, with Jon Rahm one of the latest players to agree a fee of between £315m and £470m in December 2023. The PGA Tour can’t compete with these numbers, and with no shortage of money being pumped into the sport by Saudi Arabian investors, the results are as follows: