at this week's Open Championship, Els called on the PGA Tour board to step down and described the Saudi-backed breakaway circuit as"circus golf".
Els said the PGA Tour went about the merger without player input and called it an"absolute shambles"."If this happened in my day, in my prime, there's no way he is around. No way. And the board has to change," Els said at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. "I'm sorry, it's not right. Talk to us, tell us what you're going to do, plan on negotiating. Don't just go rogue as a member of the board and come back with a deal and think we're all going to say 'yes'.Els, 53, said he was no fan of LIV's team aspect or its 54-hole, no-cut format.Els, who won the Open Championship in 2002 and 2012, missed the weekend cut at this year's event after finishing 10-over par after two rounds..