Former Masters Champion Fred Couples SLAMS LIV Golf players for trashing PGA Tour

Fred Couples Calls Phil Mickelson a "Nutbag," Says Watching LIV Golf Was "So Bad"

Former Masters Champion Fred Couples SLAMS LIV Golf players for trashing PGA Tour

Phil Mickelson and Fred Couples ( Image via USA Today )

Fred Couples, the 1992 Masters champion, is not holding back on his views about the new LIV Golf tour and the players who have joined it. In a recent speaking engagement in Newport Beach, California, Couples expressed his distaste for those players who have jumped to the LIV Golf tour and are bashing the PGA Tour. He even called fellow Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson a “nutbag.”

At the speaking engagement, Couples made it clear that he doesn’t have an issue with players taking the guaranteed up-front money offered by LIV Golf. However, what bothers him is the way they are trashing the PGA Tour on their way out and suggesting that their move isn’t solely about the money. Couples stated that his problem with LIV Golf players is their behavior towards the PGA Tour, which he has been a part of for 42 years.

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Couples specifically mentioned Phil Mickelson and Cam Smith, the winner of the Players Championship and the British Open last year, without using their names. He criticized Cam Smith for saying that he can now attend his mates’ weddings and birthdays, which Couples found comical. On the other hand, he referred to Phil Mickelson as a “nutbag” but added that he still likes him and considers him one of the 10 best players ever played.

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Fred Couples’ thoughts on LIV Golf

Phil Mickelson and Fred Couples
Phil Mickelson and Fred Couples ( Image via USA Today )

Fred Couples is not against LIV Golf per se, but he is against the behavior of the players who have joined it. In his speaking engagement, he made it clear that he doesn’t have a problem with players taking the guaranteed up-front money offered by LIV Golf. However, he believes that players should not be disrespectful to the PGA Tour, which he has been a part of for over four decades.

Couples’ main issue with LIV Golf players is the way they are bashing the PGA Tour on their way out. He believes that their behavior towards the PGA Tour is unacceptable, and it affects him as someone who has been a part of the Tour for a long time. He expressed his disappointment in the first LIV Golf event this year in Mexico, saying that it was “so bad” that he couldn’t even watch anyone he liked.

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In conclusion, Fred Couples is not a fan of LIV Golf and the players who have joined it. He finds their behavior towards the PGA Tour disrespectful, and it affects him as someone who has been a part of the PGA Tour for over four decades.

Couples urges LIV Golf players to stop bashing the PGA Tour and focus on their new venture. He even expressed his disappointment in the first LIV Golf event this year in Mexico, saying that it was “so bad” that he couldn’t even watch anyone he liked. It remains to be seen whether other PGA Tour players share Couples’ views or will choose to join LIV Golf in the future.

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