Many PGA Tour players, including Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, have signed with the Saudi-backed league, LIV Golf Invitational Series. However, most of them have chosen not to play for the Tour’s rival league and pledged allegiance to the American golf organization. And the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, is not happy about it! 

“All of those golfers that remain ‘loyal’ to the very disloyal PGA, in all of its different forms, will pay a big price,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

“When the inevitable MERGER with LIV comes,” he further added. “You get nothing but a big ‘thank you’ from PGA officials who are making Millions of Dollars a year.” 

Being the LIV Golf CEO, Greg Norman has been trying to recruit many top  players to join the league. However, despite offering irresistible offers to them, many players, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Jon Rahm, have chosen not to sign with them and stay with the PGA Tour. 

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“If you don’t take the money now,” the former POTUS stated about the Tour supporters. “You will get nothing after the merger takes place and only say how smart the original signees were.” 

How is Donald Trump involved with the Saudi-backed league? 

As a golf fan and a business tycoon, Donald Trump owns 15+ golf clubs worldwide. And his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster is going to host the LIV Golf Invitational Series’ third event that begins on July 29. 

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Notably, the Bedminster-based course was supposed to host the 2022 PGA Championship. However, the PGA of America had decided to change the venue to SouthernHills following a political tension involving Trump. “They did something so terrible,” the former POTUS had said about the decision of the PGA. 

What is LIV Golf Invitational Series? 

The LIV Golf Invitational Series is an eight-event golf league that features 48 players and 12 teams competing in a 54-hole tournament, with no cuts and shotgun starts. 

The main highlight of the league is its purse money: a total of $255 million for the eight Series events. While $25 million is the purse offered for the first seven regular events, a whopping $50 million is up for grabs for the final team championship. 

Although many top PGA Tour players are against the league, some have joined the rival Tour. These players include Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, and Bryson DeChambeau.

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