The Saudi-backed venture may be locked in a legal dispute with the PGA Tour, but its emergence has already had an impact on the established outlet's format.
When LIV adopted similar measures, golf traditionalists and many PGA Tour players bristled. This week in Ponte Vedra Beach, the tour’s high-end players celebrated some of the coming changes.“I’m not going to sit here and lie: I think the emergence of LIV or the emergence of a competitor to the PGA Tour has benefited everyone that plays elite professional golf,” Rory McIlroy told reporters.
Monahan said the tour ran models that suggest slightly more than 60 percent of players in the top 50 would maintain their position, leaving plenty of room for movement in and out of tournament fields. While LIV Golf has been heavily mocked for its format, Monahan defended the PGA Tour’s designated events, noting that tour members have long played in specialized tournaments with different formats. He also took pains to note that many wins by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods came in such events.Monahan was not interested in entertaining any LIV comparisons Tuesday. He deliberately did not mention the Saudi-funded rival by name during his hour-plus meeting with reporters.
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