Rocco Mediate tears into LIV stars in hilarious rant: "Just don't be a d***!"
Rocco Mediate has offered his thoughts on the PGA Tour versus LIV Golf debate with an hilarious rant about the controversial series.
Rocco Mediate has had his say on the LIV Golf versus PGA Tour debate, saying he doesn't blame players for leaving but "just don't be a d***" as he urged potential defectors to at least say "thank you".
Mediate, 59, recently joined the Beyond the Clubhouse podcast where he spoke to Garrett Johnston about what is frustrating him in the golf world.
It's clear that Mediate - who memorably pushed Tiger Woods all the way to an 18-hole Monday playoff at the 2008 U.S. Open - doesn't have a single issue with the money or even the source of it.
According to Mediate, players have been going to Saudi Arabia "for years" to collect appearance fees.
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Just this week Bubba Watson, who resigned his PGA Tour membership after joining LIV, made this extraordinary claim about life on the established, American circuit.
Mediate told the podcast:
Mediate, speaking ahead of the Timbertech Championship on the PGA Tour Champions at Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, continued:
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Video: https://t.co/naw1FM4PZj pic.twitter.com/q9jGwBCUvk— Garrett Johnston (@JohnstonGarrett) November 2, 2022
Mediate has been attracting attention this year due to his attire on the golf course but these comments might grab a few headlines.
Elsewhere, LIV Golf's commissioner Greg Norman has suggested this week that he still remains hopeful about sitting down and thrashing out a compromise with the PGA Tour.
Norman, 67, told the media this week that LIV Golf did not "create all this angst" but nothing will change unless they sit down to talk.
His comments followed speculation that two PGA Tour stars were ready to sign for the LIV Golf League.
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