Golf’s ongoing civil war appeared to be coming to a surprising end after LIV Golf, the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour announced that they had merged.
The shock announcement comes after a year of unprecedented disruption in the men’s professional game following the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.
“After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said. “This transformational partnership recognizes the immeasurable strength of the PGA Tour’s history, legacy and pro-competitive model and combines with it the DP World Tour and LIV – including the team golf concept – to create an organization that will benefit golf’s players, commercial and charitable partners and fans.”
The announcement will lead to a “mutually-agreed” end to all pending lawsuits between the various organizations that have proved so decisive in the sport.
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LIV Golf and PGA Tour announce shock merger – latest updates
Trump celebrates ‘big, beautiful, and glamorous’ LIV Golf PGA merger
09:59 , Jack Rathborn
beautiful, and glamorous” merger between the PGA, LIV Golf, and the DP World Tour.
The former president took to Truth Social on Tuesday as news of the landmark deal broke.
Some of Mr Trump’s branded golf courses have recently hosted LIV Golf events.
In his usual all-capitalized ebullience, he wrote: “Great news from LIV Golf. A big, beautiful, and glamorous deal for the wonderful world of golf.”
He added: “Congrats to all!!!”
LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger: Everything we know so far
09:43 , Jack Rathborn
Tuesday’s surprise news that the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and the LIV Golf tour have called an end to legal hospitality and announced a merger has quickly sent shock through the golfing world and beyond.
Having been bitter rivals since the Saudi-backed breakaway tour kicked into life, with huge fees on offer and offline some of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars, few expected such a dramatic turn of events at this point.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan lauded the “transformational partnership” in a statement to players.
Monahan will be a CEO and Yasir Al-Rumayyan will become the chairman of a newly merged, for-profit entity which doesn’t yet have a name.
Golf has been facing an earthquake of changing outlooks over the past two years or so and now it appears set for even more – here’s everything we know so far.
LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger: Everything we know so far