Confusion reigns at the highest level of men’s professional golf as players prepare for this week’s U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.
The PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf, the acrimonious battle that suddenly became a most unlikely partnership via a stunning joint announcement last Tuesday, has left a lot of unanswered questions.
that backs LIV Golf financially, came together in that kumbaya staged interview on CNBC last Tuesday to announce the partnership that Monahan called a “framework agreement,’’ it stunned the golf world and stung many PGA Tour players who turned away lucrative Saudi offers to join LIV Golf. Asked to elaborate on his confusion, Fitzpatrick said, “I just don’t know what’s going on [and] I don’t think anyone knows what’s going on. Are we signing with the PIF, are we not signing with the PIF? I have no idea. It’s pretty clear that nobody knows what’s going on apart from about four people in the world.’’PGA Tour-LIV Golf blockbuster leaves surprise and anger in its wake
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