![]() ![]() LIV Golf, which plans to invest billions through Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund over the next few years, isn't going away.Ī tug of war for hearts and minds - and bank accounts - has broken out, and most professional golfers will have to choose sides. ![]() The PGA Tour will no longer be able to say it boasts the biggest purses and all the best players on a weekly basis, something that has been true for roughly 30 years. Open at The Country Club just outside Boston. It's possible we'll only see all the best players compete together at the majors, like this week's U.S. What is clear is that golf has entered a new era. I respect the way they may or may not feel about it." "I understand that it brings out a lot of strong emotions for a lot of people. Open news conference, when asked if he believes he has been unfairly criticized for joining LIV Golf. "Everyone is entitled to their opinion," Mickelson said Monday at his U.S. ![]() As emotions swirl, he seems to be doing his best not to inflame them further. But there has been no brashness or arrogance in this version of Mickelson. He emerged from his four months in exile in all black and sporting a beard for the first time in his adult life, suddenly looking like a professional wrestler who left his longtime employer for a rival circuit. We won't know whether he is the villain of this story - or the visionary - for years to come. His ideas, his words, his hubris, his quest to maximize his value are at the center of the split. But history will likely view Mickelson as a catalyst in the rupture. Phil Mickelson, alone, didn't break professional golf into two pieces.Ī lot of cracks appeared, some taking years to form, to shape the current moment. 'I don't see a good solution for anyone': How professional golf arrived at its breaking pointīROOKLINE, Mass. ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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