Hours After Tiger Woods Onboards Final Recruit, Golf Fans Left Divided Over the Star-Studded Roster

In the past few months, the web constantly raised discussions about the merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. And for good reason. There is a certain amount of ambiguity in the matter. While they have not yet finalized the merger, the consensus so far is that it’s almost as good as a signed deal. 

Meanwhile, Tiger Woods’ absence, from the golf courses of late, has arrived at an interesting turn with the TGL warming up. The final list of players for the league came out recently, and it has sparked some serious discussions. One of them is about a specific set of players not being on the list.

What do these six players have in common?

The story begins with TMRW Sports, an organization that was founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, and the TGL comes under the same. The league will have an under-the-lights golf season under the PGA Tour’s schedule.

The league will have 24 players who have been signed now, and you can find the list on TGL’s official website. Now, a Twitter handle named Pro Golf Critic has posted a list of six players who have not signed up for the league. The names include Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Will Zalatoris, and Jason Day. 

The following statement preceded the list: “Now that the #TGL has solidified it’s roster of 24 players, they’ve signed 14 of the top 20 PIP players from 2022 (post-LIV).” The tweet concluded by saying, “Just reporting the facts.”

In continuation of the post, the handle added in a subsequent tweet that “also noting that for 2021, #LIVGolf signed 5 of the top 10 in the PIP. TGL signed 4, and there’s 1 unsigned remaining from that list… Jordan Spieth.”

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Similar to the Ryder Cup scenario, there have been speculations about why some players have been sidelined. There are justifications why this is not based on an agenda as well. The comment section was bustling with debates on the matter.

Fans scream ‘Florida’ in the comments

Most of the comments defended TGL, mentioning how the decision was probably geographically driven. There were some other justifications as well, and contradicting arguments against them.

The following comment is a good example of the location-focused comments we mentioned earlier. It pointed out how the listed six don’t live close to Florida and how that might have played a part.

Another comment focused on the same angle and added a bit more. It suggested that these are conspiracy theories.