Nearly two years have passed since the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced a framework agreement aimed at reuniting professional golf.
Yet, the divide between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf remains as deep as ever, with no clear resolution in sight.
Scheffler calls out LIV Golf defectors
As discussions around reunification continue, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has made it clear who he believes is responsible for the ongoing fracture.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the two-time Masters champion shared his thoughts on the situation, expressing both frustration and disappointment over the split.
While acknowledging the talent that left for LIV Golf, Scheffler pointed out that the players who defected made their choices, and should be held accountable for the current state of the sport.
“I definitely miss the competition,”Scheffler admitted, per Golf.com.
“They got some pretty good players on their tour. I still think the PGA Tour has by far the best players in the world. The depth of our fields and the competition that we have is still hands down the best competition that there is in the game of golf. That’s why I’m still playing on the Tour.”
Despite missing the rivalry with some of his former competitors, Scheffler made it clear that he harbors no resentment toward those who left.
However, when it comes to the continued division in professional golf, he sees the responsibility lying squarely with the players who chose to join LIV.
“I wish some of those guys had stayed, but at the end of the day, they made their choice,” he continued.
“They knew the consequences of that decision, and I’m not here to change their minds. I hold no ill will toward any of those guys that left. They did what they wanted to do, and I can’t control their life.”
With PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recently reiterating his desire for a reunified game, speculation has grown over how players like Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, and Bryson DeChambeau might be reintegrated into the Tour.
While discussions continue behind the scenes, Scheffler believes the burden isn’t on the PGA Tour to find a solution.
“If we want to figure out why the game of golf is not back together, go ask those guys,” he said.
“Go to wherever they are playing this week and figure out when the game is going to come back together.”
As the golf world gears up for the Masters at Augusta National in three weeks, the sport remains in a state of uncertainty.
While fans will see players from both tours competing on the same stage, a true resolution to golf’s civil war may still be far off.
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