Amid the Major Breakaway In the PGA Tour, Pro Makes Another Startling Accusation

Whispers of uncertainty surround the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Recently, after the PGA Tour decided to end its ties with the Saudi-backed League, the fairway shadows looked like a bit of hard luck to crack for LIV in the pro world. Now, however, with the changes that have come forth in a fortnight, the pair of scales seems to be somewhat jittery. 

An American PGA Tour winner has found himself on the brink of a revelation that could change the game forever—not just for him but for the PGA Tour ‘elitists’ and their ‘working-class’ peers as well.

A bold confession exposes golf’s ‘elitist’ underbelly amidst PGA Tour turmoil

In the ever-changing world of professional golf, where glitz and glamour often mask the struggles of those in the Tour’s “working class,” Lanto Griffin has made an honest confession. In a recent interview, the PGA Tour player talked about the struggles of the Tour and exposed what he calls the “elitist group” that dictates the sport’s destiny.

Daringly, Griffin has called out the titans of golf and talked about their detachment from the everyday struggles faced by the majority of players playing on the PGA Tour. Talking about how there exists a hierarchy among players on the PGA Tour and how many don’t talk to the working-class players, the golfer has mentioned Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa and said, “Justin Thomas wouldn’t do it. Collin Morikawa wouldn’t. I feel like there is an elitist group.”

Mentioning Rory McIlroy in the same context, Griffin further pointed out how the TGL founder is different than the rest. “There are certain guys out here among the top players who won’t give you the time of day, and then there are guys like Rory who will. I talked to him for about 30 minutes at Players and then again in Canada, which is really nice of him, and he listens,” the golfer has remarked.

Post these claims, the golfing world is now sent into a frenzy as Griffin’s revelations have disrupted the polished facade of the sport. While all this caboodle unfolds, Griffin has his eyes on the FedEx Cup, a system he says is rigged against the mid- and lower-tier players.

Lanto Griffin challenges the FedEx Cup’s system and authorities

Lanto Griffin, in the interview, also commented on the calculated precision of the FedEx Cup System. The golfer has challenged the status quo of the point distribution and scoring board, rallying his fellow players in a bid to rewrite the rules of the game. Skeptical of the authorities, Griffin has said that the distribution system favors the top players.

Bringing in McIlroy and questioning the fairness of players having advantages, the golfer has stated, “Rory shouldn’t have an advantage over me in the FedEx Cup.” Further highlighting how the predominant goal for many players is job security rather than pursuing big purses, the player added that while big golfers like McIlroy set goals like “Win the FedEx Cup, win majors, win three, four times” for themselves, that was not the case for the rest of the pros. “Do you know what 70 percent of the guys out here, their main goal is? To keep their job.”

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Griffin also noted the challenges faced by mid-tier players, including the risk of going back to the Korn Ferry Tour. “Do you know what fifth in an elevated event next year makes in FedEx Cup points? Three-hundred. It’s 110 for a normal event. So I go play Torrey Pines with 156 players and a cut, and Rory goes to L.A. the next week in a 78-player, no-cut field, and he gets nearly three times the points for the same finish,” Griffin commented, highlighting his concern about the perceived inequities in the points distribution system of the FedEx Cup.

With all these new anecdotes and a sense of the behind-the-scenes conversations, it now looks like the dream of playing on the PGA Tour, once prestigious, feels more like a job, contributing to the discontent among many players.

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