PGA Tour leaders mock LIV Golf Invitational Series

"If this is a cash race with the only weapon, the PGA Tour cannot compete. We are American organizations, no talent to fight the foreign monarchy is spending billions of dollars to buy golf subjects ", Monahan spoke after announcing the PGA Tour Renewal Plan before the competition from the Invitational Series.

The head of the PGA Tour welcomed a healthy competition, but said that Liv Golf Invitational could not do so. "The Saudi -backed tournament system is an unreasonable danger and does not care about the actual investment or development efficiency for golf," Monahan added.

This message is similar on June 12, when he publicly commented on the newly opened arena. "They spend billions of dollars to attract players about a series of sessions without collecting anything. And the origin of remuneration will make the recipients will have to live nestled because of the public opinion ax."

And at the latest appearance, Monahan mentioned the issue of professional ethics. "At the PGA Tour, the members competed to go into the history of the arena and even significant financial benefits without having to work hard with morality. The tomb needs to continue to stick with the player. "

However, before this sharing, Monahan was in the beginning of the press conference. In it, Monahan tells the conversation with Brooks Koepka, commenting that this is a great player and hopes he will continue to stick with PGA Tour. But when the program started for a few minutes, LIV Golf Investments (Organizational Organizational Unit of the Published Keepka will attend the second stage in Portland, Oregon from June 30 to July 1.

Knowing the news late, Monahan said he was very disappointed and hoped for a dialogue with the 32 -year -old star. Koepka won a total of eight titles, including four Major, approximately $ 38 million through 173 PGA Tour events, accumulated 47 weeks in the world's number one.

Add Koepka, Invitational Series now gathered 21 players from PGA Tour, most of the titles or each victory, of which 17 people were managed by the owner to hang sticks indefinitely from June 9, right after them. Stick cave in the opening tournament in London.

Invitational Series is operated by LIV Golf Investments - a business founded by the legendary golfer Greg Norman and CEO, while the shareholder is the public investment fund (PIF) Saudi. The opening season, they organized eight prizes, of which five stages in the US, including the major finals on the National Doral Stadium in Miami owned by former President Donald Trump.

Each tournament consists of three non -cutting rounds, gathering 48 players divided into 12 teams of $ 255 million bonuses with the commitment of all cash rewards. Each event fund is 25 million USD, of which 20 million for personal sticks, the rest for the top 3 contents of teammates. Particularly for the final tournament - the big final - spending $ 30 million for the top 3 individuals of the entire schedule, $ 50 million for teammates.

According to the Telegraph, LIV paid US $ 150 million for Dustin Johnson, $ 200 million for Phil Mickelson for these two stars to play. On the Washington Post on June 5, Norman said Woods refused to invite to the Invitational Series with a hand lining up to nine high numbers.