“The Duels”, an event created by golfers, where we will have the chance to watch PGA Tour stars and content creators in one place, arouses the interest of fans. After the PGA Tour previously presented the same event, LIV officials decided to take the same step.
However, even before the very beginning, this event produced a lot of controversies.
Namely, Lee Westwood, an important figure of LIV Golf, surprised the public, saying that the PGA threatened content creators with suspensions if they were part of ‘The Duels’.
This competition will involve the participation of six teams, and Tom Hobbs, known as FlushingIt on X, pointed out that there were threats to content creators, but everything seems different now.
“The creators pushed back however and now the threats of sanctions have been dropped,” he wrote on X.
However, negative reactions from the public, judging by Westwood, forced the leaders of the PGA to withdraw such threats.
“Because of the backlash they took them back from everyone apart from Wes,” Westwood wrote on X.
The experienced golfer was referring to Wesley Bryan, who will be part of this competition. He pointed out that the leaders of this Tour must be consistent with punishment, aware of what could happen.
“Obviously [they] have to look consistent with his punishment or they’ll be in a deep hole,” -he wrote.
PGA Tour spokesperson reacts
The PGA Tour spokesperson reacted to such statements not long after, saying that the participation of individuals in this event will not be a reason for content creators not to perform at the same PGA Tour events in the future.
Are these honest statements or is this the result of pressure from the older public and the result of their dissatisfaction? It is difficult to give the right answer, but even though the merger is their focus, it seems that the PGA still harbors a certain animosity towards LIV.
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