Lee Westwood’s stance is clear as LIV Golf star comments on rift with PGA Tour
Westwood opened up on the damaging Rift between Liv Golf and the PGA Tour claiming fans are losing out after defecting to the Saud backed circuit Lee Westwood wants gulf’s damaging civil war between Liv and the PGA tour to end Westwood is Keen for a compromise to be reached for the sake of the sports fans two-time Masters runner-up Westwood is set to compete at the US Senior Open this week having made his over 50 tour debut a year late that was partly due to the PGA tour was Bann on La Gulf defectors amid hostility since the Saudi back circuit was controversially launched in 2021 PGA tour’s policy currently states that live golfers have to wait a year from their last appearance before being allowed to play in PJ tour or BGA tour Champions events the formula finally announced in June last year that it had reached a framework agreement with saudi’s public investment fund to end the ongoing dispute by effectively merging the two sides but the peace agreement is still yet to be completed with talks ongoing and the delay is negatively affecting fans as well as players according to Westwood the 51-year-old said on Tuesday at the end of the day we’re in the entertainment industry no matter what the level of golf is I think if the best players at every level don’t come together and play there’s only one loser and that’s the fans watching we need to somehow figure out a way that we can get the best players playing against each other more often Westwood also has outstanding fines of £850,000 from the European tour for competing in the Liv Golf League while still a member which he admitted he has no intention of paying we’ll have to find a way around that he said
