PGA Players Pissed Over Merger W/ LIV Golf After Orgs End Bitter Dispute

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Bitter rivals PGA Tour and LIV Golf are burying the hatchet and merging after more than a year of fighting, and some players aren't happy about it!

After more than a year of bitter arguing that included lawsuits and public feuds, PGA Tour is merging with Saudi-backed LIV Golf ... and a lot of the players are pissed!

The stunning announcement was made Tuesday morning, with the companies saying they'll form a new, yet-to-be-named organization -- news that some of the PGA Tour players say totally blindsided them. , the 18th-ranked player in the world, clearly had no idea the merger was in the works, Tweeting ..."I love finding out morning news on Twitter""Love finding out info on twitter. This is amazing. Y’all should be ashamed and have a lot of questions to answer."Bryan fired off another message ...

Tuesday's announcement was especially shocking because of the disdain the organizations have had for one another since LIV launched. Aside from just being a business dispute, a lot of Americans were against LIV because of its tie to the Saudi Arabian government. In fact, LIV Golf is backed by Saudi's Public Investment Fund , controlled by the Crown Prince. A majority of the 9/11 hijackers were from the country.PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan comments on players joining LIV Golf.

 

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