LIV Golf pro casts doubt on PGA Tour/PIF deal: "Seems more uncertain than ever"

A LIV Golf player has already cast doubt on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour's agreement with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, saying the proposal was first presented 'with certainty' but after a few weeks 'it seems more uncertain than ever'. 

The rival league is currently in Spain for their eighth stop of the 2023 campaign at the treacherously difficult Valderrama. 

And the golf world is continuing to digest what happened on 6 June when Jay Monahan appeared alongside LIV mastermind and prominent Saudi businessman Yasir Al-Rumayyan to discuss how they had set aside their differences. 

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The eye-scratching interview came only minutes after a press release dropped with the headline: "PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and PIF announce newly formed commercial entity to unify golf."

| Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott and Will Zalatoris have come to the defence of Patrick Cantlay after a report suggested the American was leading a 'coup d'état' against the PGA Tour's deal with LIV Golf's backers.



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Apparently the peace deal was brokered in secret in a series of meetings across the globe. The duo even played golf together and it only took Monahan a matter of minutes to trust Al-Rumayyan. 

Now one player has told Telegraph Sport, on the condition of anonymity, that there appears to be some doubts behind-the-scenes. 

The player told James Corrigan:

Some of the finer details of this agreement were leaked earlier in the week. 

One of the stipulations suggested the future of LIV Golf will be decided after the new entity, now being referred to as PGA Tour Enterprises, will asses whether or not to disband the breakaway tour after the end of the 2024 season after a:

According to another report by SI, Al-Rumayyan would be prepared to carry on LIV Golf regardless of this review. 

It does seem that all efforts are being made to honour this agreement. Rory McIlroy, who is not playing at the Rocket Mortgage Classic this week, jetted in to Detroit anyway for a mammoth, five-hour meeting with the Policy Board. 

After that meeting, the North American circuit released a statement. 

Some leading players also have formed a united front amid wild speculation about the future of the game. 

Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas, Adam Scott and Will Zalatoris criticised a recent report suggesting Patrick Cantlay was leading a players' coup against the deal. 

All of the superstars posted the same message, urging the media to hold off on conjecture as players need time to digest information 'after an about-face Tour management policy.' 

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