Formers Masters winner Trevor Immelman said it has been tough to see his sport divided as the row between LIV Golf members and PGA Tour stars continue.
The South African will captain the International team at next month's Presidents Cup and says that the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series has been a "massive pain in my a**". A United States team will take on an International one at Quail Hollow Club next month, but a massive divide in the game has made for tough selection issues for Immelman.
Speaking on the GOLF’s Subpar podcast Immelman said: “It’s been a massive pain in my a**.
“There’s no other way to put it. It’s been brutally difficult in many ways, not just for the Presidents Cup but also because I’m a member of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
“It’s been tough to see my sport get divided over the last year and see these cracks get made and the division it’s created. From a Presidents Cup standpoint it’s made it uber tricky.
"We’re talking about team rooms – how about if I’d gone ahead and put images up of different players and then all of a sudden those guys aren’t able to be there? That gives it a bit of a different vibe.”
The LIV Golf series are looking to expand to 10 tournaments in 2023 and 14 events for 2024 and 2025 as part of a $2billion (£1.6bn) investment. Immelman fears that more PGA Tour professionals will join the rebel series.
He added: “It’s been real tough, and I wish I could tell you it’s over. It’s not over.
“I’m working the phones like crazy trying to learn as much as I can learn, speaking to players, caddies, agents, you name it, just trying to get a feel on where we’re going to be. It puts us in a tough spot and it puts the tournament in a tough spot.
