Following the $3,000,000,000 Decision, PGA Tour Once Again Stains Its Image With a Huge Blunder in Front of Golf Community: ‘What a Joke’

On Thursday, the 123rd edition of the US Open finally got underway at the elusive Los Angeles Country Club North Course. Leading up to the event, the excitement for the major somewhat took a hit owing to the controversial PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger from last week. However, if the first round of the US Open was any indication, fans can expect a lot of thrilling moments from their favorite players over the next three days!

Meanwhile, there seems to be no end to the PGA Tour’s woes, with the golfing circuit coming under scrutiny once again following the major’s first round. Let’s jump in to find out more!

PGA Tour ruffles feathers in the golf community once again

Last week, the PGA Tour’s decision to merge with LIV Golf for nearly $3,000,000,000 after over a year’s worth of drama sent shockwaves through the golf world. Many golf fans pointed fingers at the Tour for backtracking on their previous criticism of the Saudi-backed league. Meanwhile, players, who stayed loyal, also expressed their utter dismay over the announcement. Before the PGAT could successfully pacify fans and golfers, another problem has now been added to their plate.

This time around, the PGAT has been receiving flak from fans due to their alleged callous treatment of golfers’ achievements, namely Matthieu Pavon and Sam Burns. European Tour’s Pavon impressed many on Thursday after making a hole-in-one on No. 15. Despite being the shortest at the LACC, the 15th hole is considered to be one of the toughest on the course.

Later in the day, a second ace came on the 15th, thanks to 5-time PGA Tour winner Sam Burns. This was also the first ace of the World No. 15’s PGA Tour career.

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While the PGAT lauded the players’ achievements on Instagram, fans couldn’t help but feel a bit peeved at the Tour. Because the videos of their aces were nowhere to be found!

Golf fans slam the PGAT for their callous ways

After the first round of the US Open ended, fans were disappointed not to find any clips of Matthieu Pavon and Sam Burns’ shots. “Great video of it. What a joke,” wrote one fan. “Post the damn video,” commented another.

Following their sensational aces, the golfers also celebrated in a jubilant manner. Cameras caught Pavon tipping his hat and then sharing a fist bump and hug with his caddie. Burns also celebrated his accomplishment in an equally wholesome manner. Fans would undoubtedly have loved to witness the beautiful moments.

“Thought you guys @pgatour owned the rights to all players highlights so let’s see the video,” inquired one fan. Another wrote, “that’s great! So can we like… see the shot?” “Not posting the video is f***ing criminal,” opined another Instagram user.

Meanwhile, some golf enthusiasts were slightly kinder, with one writing, “It’s 2023 and after all the LIV drama y’all still don’t understand how the video rights on majors work.”

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What do you think of the PGA Tour’s latest blunder? Tell us in the comments!