Stenson knew and he got exactly what he asked for and was expecting. Now, go about your business bud.

What about Donald Trump telling PGA Tour players to sign and take the $ before an inevitable PGA and LIV golf merger!

    Eguller He just wants $$$$ flowing into his courses and his branding

    The dude will bite back when he can find a way to.

      Spuzz He almost made 15 minutes of fame literal. Great for a brief period and then some unpredictably sporadic appearances high on the leaderboard.

          johnnydoom I wonder if Jason Day will get in on some of that.

          I would, if I was him.
          His back is not good enough to sustain any kind of grind on the PGA Tour, sadly.

          CH3 has made a good amount of money grinding out his many years on tour.
          He still has a good swing. His issues have been mental fortitude, imo.

            Subsonic

            I think if Ann Landers we’re around today she’d agree that the resentment caused by the trauma is justified.😉

              I agree that Trump is self interested but what about LIV and the PGA Tour merging at some point in the future?

              Will it happen in the next 5-10 years? Who thinks it’s a possibility and if a merger does occur only the LIV players likely would have benefited from the signing bonus.

                toraider what about LIV and the PGA Tour merging at some point in the future?

                Ernie Els said it best. Why not have the LIV and PGA sit down and talk. The PGA does not play for 3 months at the end of the year, and LIV plays very few tourneys. Let them have the 'silly season' time. Then, everyone can be members of all tours.

                But....as we all can see, it is a Norman vs. Monahan thing. And both are hurting players from all tours.

                    Par4QC But....as we all can see, it is a Norman vs. Monahan thing. And both are hurting players from all tours.

                    Hmmmm. Norman’s long-hurting, bruised ego versus the golf world thing IMO. No small ego. 🙄

                        toraider I think it is a possibility - if LIV starts signing some of the up and coming players out of college and the feeder tours. Otherwise, those players will continue to feed the current system while the LIV tour ages out of relevancy. If the players that have moved over already have a significantly negative impact on TV ratings next year then sponsors for the PGA Tour will want to start reducing their contracts while the Saudis have the ability to wait things out if they really want to.

                        I'm inclined to think they won't ever merge right now, but it all depends on how much money LIV is willing to sink in order to win.

                          Eguller Neither has taken any vote among the people they represent though. It is simple, Norman vs. Monahan at the present time, 2 egos apparently.
                          Can we say Dictators, and their 'peoples' are OK with it all?

                          Like Ernie also related...with the 54 holes/no ranking points, plus the banning of players, how can ANY future tournament say they have the best players in the world in the field? They cannot.

                            I don’t foresee a merger. Greg Norman would have to go, which the Saudis could do in a New York minute. But the two models are so different that I can’t see any sort of agreement.

                            The PGA has the upper hand as of now, but that could change if the Saudi’s get a TV deal. The Saudi’s can outspend the PGA, but without exposure it’s doomed to fail by normal means.

                            But again, if the Saudi’s just want to throw away money then they can hang around for as long as they want.