The PGA Tour is merging with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf in a shocking transfer

• The PGA Tour and LIV Golf are merging.
• It is a stunning transfer after the rival excursions spent the higher a part of a yr feuding.
• The 2 excursions will type a brand new, mixed entity.

The PGA Tour is merging with LIV Golf.

It is an earthquake within the golf world.

The 2 excursions have bitterly feuded over the past 12 months because the Saudi-backed LIV has poached high-profile gamers away from the PGA Tour.

A press release reads:

The PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and the Public Funding Fund (PIF) at the moment introduced a landmark settlement to unify the sport of golf, on a world foundation. 

The excursions will type a brand new entity (title TBD). PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will by the CEO of this entity, and PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan would be the chairman.

There’s nonetheless rather a lot we do not know, however it’s a complete stunner.

The PGA and LIV had been locked plenty of lawsuits. As well as, animosity between the gamers who took giant paychecks to defect to LIV and the gamers who stayed on the PGA Tour spilled into public at instances, together with stories that LIV’s Phil Mickelson “did not communicate in any respect” at a dinner with PGA Tour gamers on the Masters.

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