As the emergence of LIV golf continues to divide the sport, a former winner of the PGA Championship has urged those on the tour to take a stand against the breakaway series. Davis Love III, who captured his one and only major in 1997, has encouraged players to boycott the sport’s four biggest tournaments in order to take a stand against the Saudi rebels.
Like many, the US captain of the Presidents Cup has grown tired of the lengthy dispute between the two organisations and hopes players on the PGA Tour take matters into their own hands. “Well, here's the biggest lever; and it's not the nice lever,” Love told Sports Illustrated.
“But if a group of veterans and a group of top current players align with 150 guys on the Tour, and we say, 'Guess what? We're not playing,' that solves it, right? If LIV guys play in the US Open, we're not playing. If they sue in court, and they win, well, we're not playing. You know, there won't be a US Open. It's just like a baseball strike."
