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Former President Donald Trump, who is known to be a golf fan, predicted that the PGA Tour and LIV Golf would join almost a year ago. He warned loyal golfers that if the merger ever happened, they would have to pay a high price. Even though LIV Golf's Saudi support has been criticized, Trump told golfers to take the money from LIV Golf. Trump was right. On Tuesday, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced that they would be merging, putting an end to a long-running dispute.
President Trump is always right!https://t.co/8kAeXpOX3E
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) June 7, 2023
The deal combines the PGA, the LIV, and the DP World Tour into a single business that is mostly backed by the Saudi government. This means that golfers who stayed "loyal" to the disloyal PGA will now have to pay a big price, just as Trump warned. But the PGA and LIV have decided to act like this agreement is a big deal instead of recognizing Trump's foresight.
Awesome day today ? https://t.co/qUwVJiydym
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) June 6, 2023
Watching the Golf Channel right now, is like watching CNN on election night after Trump beat Hillary.
— LIV Golf Nation (@LIVGolfNation) June 6, 2023
And everyone thought yesterday was the longest day in golf
— Collin Morikawa (@collin_morikawa) June 6, 2023
The LIV players taking the $$$ and coming back to the PGA Tour pic.twitter.com/FmIXlfOdox
— PGA/LIV Hot Takes (@PGALIVHotTakes) June 6, 2023
This is why you should never lie. People may not like the truth but they'll respect you for saying it. This commish of the PGA comes out looking like the biggest scumbag of all ranting and raving about 9/11 only to merge with Liv an hour later. What a piece of shit. pic.twitter.com/XEaYP4VJJd
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) June 6, 2023
Jay Monahan needs to lose his job for this. pic.twitter.com/QvD8hdxtsY
— LIV Golf Nation (@LIVGolfNation) June 6, 2023
The LIV golfers should dunk on every woke sports media member today who virtue signaled about Saudi money. I absolutely love this. https://t.co/7ZiWCOJNwt
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 6, 2023
Even though the PGA is upset about Saudi money going to LIV Golf, it is clear that money talks. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will put most of its money into this new organization. This is a big financial investment that will help LIV keep its jobs for a long time. This means that LIV, which was having trouble in its second season, will now be ahead. So, it's not surprising that Trump was happy to hear about the deal and called it "great news" for the great world of golf.
As CEO, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan will be in charge of the new organization. Even though the move makes it easier for LIV players to get back on the PGA Tour, it's important to remember that the details of how this will happen are still being worked out. The PGA Tour has also been under a lot less legal pressure about how they compete because of this merger. So, it's clear that the PGA has been able to get back the business it lost to LIV.
In the end, Trump's predictions about the PGA Tour and LIV Golf joining forces have come true. Even though the PGA Tour would like to act like this relationship is a big deal, it is clear that money talks, as the Saudi Public Investment Fund's large financial investment has made sure that LIV will have a job for a long time. Even though the new group wants to make the top players more exciting and competitive, this combination has given LIV the upper hand.
