‘Such a bad job’: Top PGA star shreds tour over $1bn blow as merger D-day looms
Viktor Hovland has taken a major swipe at the PGA Tour, declaring it had done “such a bad job” at managing golf’s civil war with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
LIV landed yet another blow on the PGA Tour when it was recently confirmed Jon Rahm, the winner of the 2023 Masters, would move over in a bombshell move worth almost A$1bn.
Victor havland has taken a major swipe at the PGA Tour declaring it had done such a bad job at managing golf’s civil war with the Saudi backed Liv golf Liv landed yet another blow on the PGA tour when it was recently confirmed John Ram the winner of the 2023 Masters would
Move over in a bombshell move worth almost a 1bn havland who played alongside RAM for team Europe at the Ryder Cup earlier this year did not begrudge the Spaniard for taking the massive payday however the Norwegian believes the PGA Tours incompetence does not give it much of a leg to stand on
When it comes to convincing players to avoid Liv’s riches I totally understand why Ram left havin told discoveries for podcast that’s a lot a lot of money and at least when the management of the PGA Tour has done such a bad job just to be clear I’m not complaining about the
Position I’m in and I’m very grateful for everything but the management has not done a good job they almost see the players as labor and not as part of the members after all we are the PGA Tour without the players there is nothing despite havins gripes with the PGA Tour
He confirmed on the same podcast he had no immediate plans to join live if I had gone to live I don’t think I would have become a better golfer and then it is in a way end of discussion havin said with Ram’s big money switch pressure continues to mount on PGA Tour
Commissioner J Monahan as negotiations for a merger with Liv nears the December 31st deadline shock waves were sent across the sporting World in June when it was revealed the PGA Tour reach a framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund piff Who oversee and bankroll live golf but no merger has
Been offici sealed as of yet as US Congress aired its concerns about the PGA Tour aligning with a polarising foreign entity
