‘Plain Nonsense’: Months After Their Reported $150,000,000 Mega Deal, Recent Controversies Force Golf Fans to Express Their Sentiments on the European Tour

In 2022, DP World Tour sided with the PGA Tour and formed a strategic alliance that will be operating till 2035. The alliance between the PGA Tour and the European Tour was formed in response to the emergence of Saudi-funded league. Now, assessing the merger and evaluating it, one of the Twitter pages, Flushing It, has posted a tweet. 

The post has attracted a lot of attention from the fans. Everyone shared their opinion about it, some in favor and some in absolute disagreement.  

A Twitter page evaluates the PGA Tour and European Tour’s merger 

Flushing it came up with a staggering statistic regarding the PGA Tour’s merger with the European Tour. As a result of the merger, the share of the PGA Tour increased from 15% to 40% in the European Tour. In exchange for the increase in the share, the PGA Tour reportedly gave £120 million to the DP World Tour. 

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The two leagues committed to a coordinated global schedule and more joint events as well. The prize money for the events also increased drastically after the merger. But this merger stands beneficial for some players more than the others.  

As mentioned in Today’s Golfer, after the alliance, DP World Tour Chief, Keith Pelley spoke, “We are a vibrant, independent, strong tour with incredible tournaments. There is one component of our new deal, which is a massive component for our players to be able to get access to the PGA Tour, the world’s greatest and largest tour. But it’s one component of it.”   

Many players such as Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter have withdrawn their membership from the European Tour as well after losing the legal battle against the Tour. After winning the battle, the European Tour could fine their golfers £100,000 for each LIV event they competed in. 

On the other hand, LIV Golf has invested $300 million in the Asian Tour. The investment from the Saudi league will cover prize money and playing opportunities in the international series for the upcoming 10 years. The LIV Golf’s investment move was a result of its aim to expand its global outreach. 

Comparing the aftermath of both investments, Flushing It,  posted a tweet. “The European Tour made a massive mistake not partnering with LIV,” said the Twitter account concluding its post. 

The post shared by the social media account grabbed a lot of attention from the golf world. Many fans seemed to be in agreement, and on the contrary, some fans found the comparison to be absolutely absurd. 

Fans react to the Flushing It’s verdict on the merger

Fans from both sides tried to give in their inputs and reason out this inference. Taking a dig at the European Tour, a fan commented:

Another fan left a frustrating comment and said,

One fan took a stand for the LIV Tour and commented,

Many fans came to the European Tour’s defense and posted many comments. One fan posted about how the European Tour was already weak.

What is your take on LIV Golf’s move to invest in the Asian Tour? Do you agree that this merger was a bad idea? Tel us your take in the comments below.

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