BREAKING: The PGA Tour announces it will be merging operations under a single owner with its rival, the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
Brooks Koepka watches his putt on the fourth green during the final round of LIV Golf Washington, D.C., golf tournament at Trump National on May 28, 2023, in Potomac Falls, Va.The PGA Tour has announced it will be merging operations under a single owner with its rival,"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.
The upstart LIV Golf league had been locked in a heat rivalry over the top golfers in the world. Players like Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau took the guaranteed money from LIV Golf, while players like Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods pledged to remain with the long-established PGA Tour.
Viktor Hovland fist pumps after making a putt on the 18th green in a playoff hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament golf tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 4, 2023.As part of the agreement, the sides agreed to mutually end all pending litigation.
"There is no question that the LIV model has been positively transformative for golf," PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan said in a statement. "We believe there are opportunities for the game to evolve while also maintaining its storied history and tradition. This partnership represents the best opportunity to extend and increase the impact of golf for all."
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