US EditionMemorial is a reminder of the start of LIV Golf and framework agreements and little progress
- An email circulated within the golf community three years back during the tournament in Dublin, Ohio, revealing the initial group of players who defected to join the first LIV Golf Invitational.
- This announcement came amid rising tensions as the PGA Tour increased the Memorial’s $20 million prize in response to the threat posed by the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league.
- Despite being a tournament Jack Nicklaus built and one Tiger Woods once dominated, LIV players like Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are now present only as photos on the Memorial’s champion wall.
- Rory McIlroy, who had previously been a vocal critic of LIV Golf, opted not to participate in the Memorial this year, marking a notable break after consistently playing in the tournament for several years and underscoring the continued impact the rival league has had on professional golf.
- Players like Scottie Scheffler assign responsibility for uniting the tours to those who left, while others acknowledge a stalemate remains as LIV returns after a long break, with collaboration only at major events like the U.S. Open.
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Memorial is a reminder of the start of LIV Golf and framework agreements and little progress
The Memorial is the tournament Jack Nicklaus built and Tiger Woods once dominated. But lately it's a tournament that brings memories of LIV Golf and the disruption it has caused. It was three years ago at the Memorial when LIV…
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