Multiple PGA Tour winner rants about LIV Golf: "What the hell were we doing?!"
Multiple PGA Tour winner Kevin Kisner has gone on an all-time rant about the PIF/LIV Golf negotiations in a Barstool Sports podcast.
Kevin Kisner has gone on all-time rant over how the PGA Tour have handled their battle with LIV Golf.
In extraordinary comments on the latest ForePlay podcast, Kisner claimed his work on the PGA Tour's policy board was now a complete waste of time in light of what has happened.
Kisner told the podcast both he and Charley Hoffman implored PGA Tour boss Jay Monahan 'until we were blue in the face' to sit down with the Saudis when they reached out three years ago.
The 39-year-old, who has won four times, said his and others' work was thrown in his face after the PGA Tour decided 'we were going to be buddies' with the LIV.
The surprise 'merger' was announced on 6 June after a year of unprecedented disruption in the world of men's professional golf.
Still, Kisner doesn't appear to be as angry as other golfers. "I'm still laughing about all that s--t," he said.
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Kisnser said:
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The negotiations between the organisations were held in a series of secret meetings across the globe.
Did Kisner have any inkling anything was going down behind-the-scenes?
"No clue, I found out the same way you did," he said. "Pretty interesting."
He added:
Does it feel like betrayal?
Kisner explained:
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Kisner stressed it was important for people to understand the structure of the tour.
"We have to have people help us," he added. "That whole thing is BS about disloyalty. We paid them to represent us and do what they think is best for the players.
"If people feel betrayed it's because they weren't in the know."
So what does Kisner get caught up in? What angers him?
He said:
Kisner said it never made sense to him.
The host claimed that Monahan's actions were arrogant given that he invoked the 9/11 Families and put players like Rory McIlroy in an awkward position.
Kisner agreed, adding:
Still here?
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