“Only makes Masters 2023 more exciting” – Twitter fans say war between LIV golf, PGA might be blessing in disguise
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With prominent golfing names such as Adam Scott and Rory McIlroy suggesting a truce between Saudi-backed rebel league LIV golf and the PGA, there are less chances of players from either sides being banned for the 2023 Masters tournament starting on January 8, according to an anonymous opinion leader for the sport on Twitter.
A Twitter account that goes by the name of “LIV Golf Enthusiast” has suggested that the ongoing LIV golf and PGA Tour tussle will only contribute towards making the first major of the year in London more exciting than ever.
“The Masters are highly unlikely to ban LIV players. You can see the tide turning with players such as Rory & Adam Scott saying the 2 sides need to coexist and Padraid Harrington saying he wants the best field at the Majors. LIV vs PGAT only makes The Masters more exciting,” @MaddenMonopoly wrote on the micro-blogging website.
Adam Scott and Rory McIlroy suggest peace talks between LIV golf and PGA
In a call to AP reporters, Scott reasoned that a truce is still possible between the PGA Tour and LIV golf, adding that the Saudi-backed rebel LIV golf league is not “pure evil.”
When asked if he had any animosity towards his long-time mentor and current LIV golf chairman Greg Norman because of the conflict, Scott said, “Definitely not. This is something he (Norman) truly believes in and I don’t begrudge him for going for it one bit at all. Sure, it’s rocked the orders of golf, which has never really happened in this way before. But I’m optimistic that people’s (intentions) are still good, and therefore we will come to a better place.”
Similarly, McIlroy recently floated the idea of a possible truce between the two ever-fighting golf groups, saying that if humans could send rockets to the moon and bring them back, this, too, was plausible.
“Right now with two lawsuits going on, and how heightened the rhetoric has been, I think we just need to let it cool off a little bit,” McIlroy told BBC Sport.
“If we can send rockets to the moon and bring them back again and have them land on their own I’m sure we can figure out how to make professional golf cohesive again,” added the Northern Irishman.
In recent times, McIlroy was one of the biggest names to have continuously spoken against the Saudi-backed LIV golf league. However, it seems that reduced opportunities for players in general have resulted in golf becoming the sufferer in the business war.
McIlroy also made a U-turn from his regular stance when he suggested that LIV golf players be allowed OWGR ranking points, which could pave their entry into the world rankings as well as major golfing tournaments in the future.
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