The discovery that Jimmy Dunne played a key role in brokering the framework deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was a surprising revelation in the wake of Wednesday’s unexpected announcement.
McIlroy said his Wednesday press conference was “the most uncomfortable” he’s felt in the past 12 months, and that the more he can focus on birdies and bogeys, the happier he’ll be.
Fitzpatrick said he expected the questions to come and wondered how he should answer them. Ultimately he came to the conclusion that anything regarding the new entity, the re-integration of LIV players, and other issues about the tour’s future is “not really my job”.
Dunne is a member at some of the most exclusive golf clubs in the world, allowing him to rub elbows with some of the biggest power players in the sport.
ESPN blabber-in-chief Stephen A. Smith takes a flamethrower to everyone and everything in golf on Wednesday’s edition of ‘First Take.’ Turn your sound well up.
Speaking with the media ahead of this week’s RBC Canadian Open, McIlroy – who has served as the face of the PGA Tour during its battle with the Saudi-backed league – expressed that his feelings towards LIV remain unchanged.
PGA Tour pros, by and large, were very, very mad on Wednesday morning (AEST) when they were blindsided by news of the merger with LIV Golf, the very entity they’d been told was their sworn enemy for the past couple years.
To those who sensed that McIlroy might be feeling betrayed after Wednesday’s stunning announcement between the tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, well, you’re right.
The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which is the primary financial backer of LIV Golf, have announced a treaty and potential merger, ending two years of civil war in professional golf.
According to Endeavor chief executive Ari Emanuel, the company was pitched a stake in the Saudi-backed circuit by Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau.
Brooks Koepka should be included on this year’s US Ryder Cup team. That’s the opinion from across the aisle of European Ryder Cup stalwart Rory McIlroy. As for LIV golfers playing for the host team this September in Rome, that’s another story.
Jack Nicklaus has always been a straight shooter. On the eve of his $30m Memorial tournament in Ohio this week, the 18-time Major champion is still taking aim with the best of them.
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