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Golf – The Masters – Augusta National Golf Club – Augusta, Georgia, U.S. – April 4, 2022 Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts on the 2nd tee during a practice round REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Golf – The Masters – Augusta National Golf Club – Augusta, Georgia, U.S. – April 4, 2022 Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts on the 2nd tee during a practice round REUTERS/Brian Snyder
The world of golf is set to have a new era, props to the critical meeting of the top PGA Tour players in Delaware, ahead of the BMW Championship. Being the most senior player, Tiger Woods was considered to be the head of the table at the meeting. The appeals from the meeting are soon to be imposed immediately. However, fans on Twitter are unhappy with the PGA Tour.
In the meeting, Tiger Woods and fellow PGA Tour stars decided to create a Tour within a Tour. The fans have criticized the idea. However, the players believe that it will benefit the Tour as the best players face each other more often.
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The second appeal was to never face the LIV Golf defectors in any of the tournaments apart from the Majors. Though this appeal is yet to be determined, PGA Tour is set to enact the first appeal.
PGA Tour set to have a Tour within a Tour
Tiger Woods was reportedly the architect of the idea during the meeting last week in Wilmington, Delaware. It was in response to the outrageous joining fees, $25M purses for events, and no-cuts in their 48-player fields of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, which is led by Australian golfing legend Greg Norman and dividing the golfing establishment in two. The newly founded Tour has managed to attract and sign most of the best PGA Tour stars.
Wow—so those rumored changes from the meeting are being enacted immediately. You’re going to see the top 60ish players compete against each other in about 20 PGA Tour events next year.
Absolutely huge for the PGA Tour, and a tough blow for LIV.
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) August 24, 2022
However, PGA Tour finally has a response for the lucrative series. According to popular Golf journalist, Dan Rapaport, PGA Tour is on the verge of initiating its first appeal. He tweeted, “Wow—so those rumored changes from the meeting are being enacted immediately. You’re going to see the top 60ish players compete against each other in about 20 PGA Tour events next year.”
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This will eventually lead to the subdivision of the PGA Tour based on the rankings. Top players will face each other more frequently while the rest will have to fight their way to the top. Moreover, this will lead to much lesser fixtures similar to LIV Golf, allowing players to spend more leisure time with their families.
Though some may consider this move by the PGA Tour a masterstroke against their competitors, some also believe they are trying to emulate the LIV Golf. Some fans have even criticized 15-time Major Champion Tiger Woods for being greedy with the idea. But the Hall of Famer did have a few fans who stood by his decision.
Fans react to PGA Tour’s announcement
With the 92-year-old Tour and Tiger Woods receiving massive criticism, let’s take a look at what the fans have to say:
So they are doing the same thing as LIV basically
— Pcfire (@Pcfire222) August 24, 2022
As expected. War against LIV. Well done by Tiger Rory and top players. We will not miss any LIV player. Great last weeks at the @PGATOUR and more new players to come. Nobody knew about Zalatoris Scheffler Young three years ago.
— Alvaro (@BeamontePuga) August 24, 2022
So, the rich get richer, the American way…🥺
— Danno DeManno (@UberDanno) August 24, 2022
The hypocrisy from yourself and other reporters is atrocious. Absolutely bashing Liv for smaller fields, guaranteed money, no cut, shot gun start etc etc, and the PGA tours response is to mirror everything Liv have done and even gimmicky stadium events. Piss poor.
— Liam (@Liam4244) August 24, 2022
They literally just copied LIV and all of a sudden it’s wonderful, you’re pathetic. Why don’t you report on where all of a sudden all this money came from and why did it take LIV to get it out of them?
— Air Force Vet (@iluvcgars) August 24, 2022
The tough blow is for the other tour players watching at home. All of you media types mocked the LIV model (small fields) and now the PGA is copying it and you act like they discovered fire. Embarrassing bias.
— MDN (@MarkNisbet11) August 24, 2022
What ever happened to that Tradition of Competition and desire. The risk of playing poorly and not getting paid. I thought that what was driving the PGATour to be the best in the world ?
— michaelwhartonpalmer (@mgwp1) August 24, 2022
Is it a huge blow to LIV if they literally are just copying LIV? Almost like a tip of the cap to LIV for a great idea
— Golf the Game Assocation (GGA) (@GolftheGameLive) August 24, 2022
LMAOOOOO so people are pissed about LIV and it’s exhibition type format but love this 😂😂😂. For one extra day of commercial filled golf, got it. 😂
— Birdgang North 🇨🇦 (@fairwayfinder91) August 24, 2022
This is exactly what Phil Mickelson has been talking about the whole time. The PGAT has money, they weren’t spending it. He validated everything Phil said!!!
— ed barrett (@wadster13) August 24, 2022
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All 60 players owe Phil, DJ, Brooks, etc a huge thank you
— Chris Vasso (@Lake_Cowboy) August 24, 2022
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