The rival tours’s “big, beautiful and glamorous deal” is “wonderful” for the sport, Trump declared.
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Former President Donald Trump and golfer Phil Mickelson, arguably the two most prominent backers of the controversial, Saudi-funded LIV Golf league, took to social media Tuesday to bask in the stunning announcement about LIV joining forces with the PGA Tour. Key Facts
The merger is a “BIG, BEAUTIFUL, AND GLAMOROUS DEAL” for golf, Trump, who hosted several LIV tournaments at his golf courses, declared on his Truth Social platform.
Mickelson, a PGA Tour veteran who received more than $100 million to defect to LIV, tweeted Tuesday was an “awesome day,” attaching a smiley-face.
Brooks Koepka, who became the first active LIV golfer to win a major last month with his PGA Championship victory, called for a “welfare check” on Golf Channel commentator and unabashed LIV critic Brandel Chamblee in a tweet.
