The PGA Tour’s merger with LIV Golf has been one of the biggest golf news stories of this year so far. The prime intention and motive for uniting the leagues was to shift the primary focus to the sport we all love and enjoy. It has been around a fortnight since the merger was announced, and many golfers and fans have expressed their thoughts about the amalgamation of the former rival leagues. Now, it seems, one more highly decorated and celebrated PGA Tour pro has shared his emotional thoughts about the merger.
The aftermath of the ending of the bitter feud between the Saudi League and the PGA Tour has not been well received by a lot of people. Let us see what one of the most reputed Tour pros has to say about the $3 billion merger.
PGA Tour pro shares his thoughts about the $3 billion merger
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It has become a known fact now that the PGA Tour kept the news about the merger under wraps and did not even share it with some of the biggest names on the Tour. Other than Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, there is one more name that was left in the dark, and it is Adam Scott. Other than being one of the most significant golfers, Scott is also the chairman of the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council.
Recently, while discussing the merger, the 14-time PGA Tour champion got emotional and said that it seems that everything got done in a very hasty manner. He also spoke about not wanting to run the Tour or expecting the Tour officials to run everything by him, but the decision still seemed like a hasty one.
Adam Scott:
“I’m caught up emotionally because I stayed on the PGA Tour and it was put to us that if we left we were never coming back and it seems there’s gonna be pathways back”
Imo, if players knew what they know now many more would have joined LIV.
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) June 21, 2023
He also shared insights about the recent Players’ meeting and said that it was better than the previous one. He also expressed his thoughts about how he felt about being told previously that a golfer would not be able to return to the Tour if they defected to the other side. “I’m caught up emotionally because I stayed on the PGA Tour, and it was put to us that if we left, we were never coming back, and it seems there’s going to be pathways back,” he stated.
Scott’s post quickly went viral on social media and garnered a lot of attention from the fans.
Netizens react to Adam Scott’s emotional thoughts
Fans had mixed reactions to Scott’s opinion; some seemed to agree with him, while others opposed his thoughts. Let’s explore a few things they had to say.
One golf enthusiast pointed out that it is too late to regret and express sorrow about what has happened.
Too late to lament – you had an offer on the table and decided to go in the directed you wanted to at the time
— The Barracuda (@cuda37) June 21, 2023
Another fan commented on what the PGA Tour pros would have done if they had known.
"If players knew they'd be let back Into the PGA they would have joined LIV and taken the money." pic.twitter.com/wsLCpLlkFm
— Most Ridiculous Bull Market Ever (@MRBullMktEver) June 21, 2023
Fans also commented on the harsh reality of the situation.
they had to threaten their own players to stay, that’s ALL you need to know, scare tactics, false narratives, the players didn’t even know the tour was running out of money, they’ve truly been in the dark on this, of course most would have gone to Liv
— JM (@JMPro130) June 21, 2023
These guys forgot golf is big business and big business has no morals. They fumbled the bag. It happens, I’d be emotional as well.
— Scott (@DielFactor) June 22, 2023
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One fan called LIV golfers “bold” for making the choice when they did.
Sorry Adam, but fortune favors the bold
— DSteen31 (@DSteen31) June 21, 2023
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