Not everyone was thrilled with the stunning merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
After it was announced Tuesday that the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed rebel league are joining forces into one company, a meeting between the players and commissioner Jay Monahan got heated, according to PGA golfer Johnson Wagner., Wagner called the meeting “contentious” and that “multiple” players called for Monahan’s ouster.
“After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. “This transformational partnership recognizes the immeasurable strength of the PGA TOUR’s history, legacy and pro-competitive model and combines with it the DP World Tour and LIV — including the team golf concept — to create an organization that will benefit golf’s players, commercial and charitable partners and fans.
However, according to Wagner, multiple players received standing ovations when they called for Monahan’s resignation, and around 90 percent of the playersEverything to know about the PGA Tour-LIV Golf mergerThe two golf leagues, along with the European DP World Tour, are merging into one company after a period of fierce rivalry, one where LIV Golf defectors were banned from competing on the Tour.
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