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It seems like nobody told the players of the PGA Tour that they were merging with LIV Golf.
PGA Tour players reacted in shock Tuesday morning on Twitter after the Tour announced it would be merging with rival LIV Golf and the DP World Tour into one company.
“I love finding out morning news on Twitter,” two-time major champion Collin Morikawa wrote on the social media platform.
“You and me both,” Scott Stallings replied to Morikawa.
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf had been embroiled in antitrust litigation after the Saudi-backed rebel league lured some of the sport’s top players to LIV last year with nine-figure contracts.
There’s also been a very public war of words between the two sides, with LIV’s Greg Norman ripping PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Tour players such as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, who have spoken out against the controversial circuit.
“Very curious how many people knew this deal was happening,” Michael S. Kim wrote on Twitter. “About 5-7 people? Player run organization right?”
Another PGA player, Wesley Bryan, wrote, “Love finding out info on twitter. This is amazing. Y’all should be ashamed and have a lot of questions to answer.”
Joel Dahmen took a playful shot at the LIV Golf format in reaction to the news.
“I’ve grown up being a fan of the 4 Aces. Maybe one day I get to play for them on the PGA Tour!” he wrote.
On the flip side, the LIV golfers seem to be pleased with the outcome.
“Awesome day today,” Phil Mickelson wrote on Twitter.
Brooks Koepka also wrote, “Welfare check on Chamblee,” referring to Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee, an outspoken critic against LIV Golf.
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