‘Go Play the LIV Tour and Forget About the PGA Tour’: PGA Tour Patriot Lashes Out at Rival LIV Golf Players

Published 07/06/2022, 5:45 AM EDT

World No. 15 Billy Horschel recently decided to speak up about the PGA versus LIV dispute and has put forward his opinion. The seven-time PGA Tour winner and former FedEx Cup champion said a few things about the matter in his press conference ahead of Genesis Scottish Open. Horschel gave a long and clear message about his stance on the LIV Golf controversy and told the world what he thinks about both the Tours.

But who does Horschel support out of both the Tours? Let’s dig deeper and find out what he said in his press conference.

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Horschel speaks about LIV Golf and PGA Tour drama

The 37-year-old golfer gave an 892-word statement to the media keeping forward his views about the LIV Golf versus OGA Tour situation. He said, “To play the PGA Tour, you’ve got to play 15 events. And the LIV schedule is 14 events next year.”

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The former champion continued to speak and blamed the LIV Tour for lying, calling them ‘hypocrites’. “They [the LIV players] keep talking about how PGA Tour doesn’t listen to them. But a lot of guys are hypocrites.” He said.

He also said he does not blame the players to join the LIV Tour. But, mentioned that the commissioner of the PGA Tour, Jay Monahan, gives everything he has to provide his players with all possible opportunities. He also said that the Tour gives them promising financial rewards as well.

Horschel gave a suggestion to LIV Tour players

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The golf pro was not done with his statement and continued to talk about what was wrong with the mindset of the players. He suggested in his comments, “Go play the LIV Tour and forget about the PGA Tour.” He further said that the players who joined the LIV Tour to play lesser golf would still have to play 15 events on the PGA Tour. So they should not call it playing “less golf”.

He also clarified that he didn’t take direct shots at any player. Horschel named a few players and said he knows them personally and has good relationships with them, and he tends to keep them that way. But his statement was about some of the comments the LIV players made.

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Few members of the golf community have remained loyal to the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods is a prime example of them. On the contrary, many former PGA players have started their new journeys on the LIV Tour. Only time will be the judge of what happens next in the sport.

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