LIV Golf's Pat Perez blasts PGA Tour boss: "We don't give a damn!"
Pat Perez criticised PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan after the conclusion of LIV Golf Adelaide.
Pat Perez criticised PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan after the conclusion of LIV Golf Adelaide.
Perez turned heads when he joined the rival golf league led by Greg Norman last year after making some eyebrow-raising comments.
During an episode of Golf's Subpar podcast, Perez insisted he had no problems with those that bolted to LIV Golf or were thinking of going.
But what he did have an issue with was how some players went about their business. Specifically, how Phil Mickelson behaved during 2022.
"He could've done this in such a different way," Perez told the podcast about Lefty when he was still a PGA Tour member.
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What followed was Perez leaping to LIV Golf after his 4 Aces teammate Dustin Johnson put in a good word for the journeyman.
He then launched an incredible attack on the PGA alongside Patrick Reed before making his debut.
Perez also sued the PGA Tour but he promptly withdrew his name from the litigation, insisting he didn't fully think his decision through.
But that hasn't stopped Perez making jibes here and there. LIV began 2023 in Mayakoba after pinching the destination from the PGA Tour.
Of this, Perez stated: "I love it because we're here and the tour is not. End quote."
His latest jibe came at the conclusion of LIV Golf Adelaide after the 4 Aces were victorious for the fifth time in the 'rebel' league.
Perez told the Associated Press in Australia when asked about the PGA Tour boss:
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Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly attributed the quotations about Jay Monahan to Dustin Johnson. We apologise for getting this wrong.
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