In a surprise announcement, the PGA Tour announced that it has merged with LIV Golf after years of resisting the league backed by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and banning players like Phil Mickelson for taking millions.
In a shocking move, the PGA Tour announced on Tuesday that it would merge with LIV Golf after years of resisting the pull of the rival Saudi-funded organization. The deal was such a surprise that several PGA players reportedly weren’t even informed of it beforehand.
Nothing like finding out through Twitter that we’re merging with a tour that we said we’d never do that with.— Mackenzie Hughes (@MacHughesGolf) June 6, 2023
In the end, it may not be so astonishing that a league built by and for rich guys took the money. But for the past three years, the PGA has waged a ferocious PR and legal campaign against LIV, in part by claiming the moral high ground.
