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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Stunned PGA Tour players said they had been left in the dark about the surprise merger with LIV Golf that shocked the world of golf on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the unexpected announcement that golf’s bitter battle between the established PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf was over, players took to social media to react.<\/p>\n

And it was clear that PGA Tour players had no idea that a deal was in the offing while LIV players were delighted at the end of the conflict.<\/p>\n

“The hell is going on? Very curious how many people knew this deal was happening. About 5-7 people? Player run organization right?,” said American player Michael Kim.<\/p>\n

Canadian player Mackenzie Hughes was quick to note the sharp about-turn from PGA Tour officials who had been vehemently opposed to the Saudi-backed tour.<\/p>\n

“Nothing like finding out through Twitter that we’re merging with a tour that we said we’d never do that with,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

Nothing like finding out through Twitter that we\u2019re merging with a tour that we said we\u2019d never do that with.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mackenzie Hughes (@MacHughesGolf) June 6, 2023<\/p>\n

ESPN quoted one PGA Tour player they contacted as responding: “No f—ing way.”<\/p>\n

South Korea’s An Byeong-hun noted the difficult situation for players who had backed the PGA Tour’s stance against LIV.<\/p>\n

“I’m guessing the LIV teams were struggling to get sponsors and PGA tour couldn’t turn down the money. Win-win for both tours but it’s a big lose for who defended the tour for last two years”.<\/p>\n

Reaction was much more positive among players on the LIV Tour with one of their most prominent players, six-time major winner Phil Mickelson quickly taking to social media.<\/p>\n

“Awesome day today,” tweeted Mickelson above a link to a news story on the merger.<\/p>\n

Brooks Koepka, who became the first LIV golfer to win a major with his triumph at the PGA Championship last month, took aim at one of LIV’s strongest critics, television golf pundit Brandel Chamblee.<\/p>\n

“Welfare check on Chamblee,” Koepka tweeted.<\/p>\n

Former US President Donald Trump, who hosted several LIV events on his courses, gave his endorsement of the deal.<\/p>\n

“Great news from LIV Golf. A big, beautiful and glamorous deal for the wonderful world of golf. Congrats to all,” he posted on social media.<\/p>\n

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