Alan Shipnuck, a popular golf journalist, often shares his views on happenings on the golf scene, and he does not hesitate to openly criticize and oppose the moves of important figures in the world of sports.
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The inevitable topic of recent years is the arrival of LIV in the world of sports, and its influence on golf. The fans are not exactly delighted with the philosophy of the Saudi-backed tour, but they are aware that they have to accept the situation as it is.
Tensions between the PGA and LIV are quite lower than they used to be, and some fans believe that there could even be a return of LIV Golfers to the PGA Tour.
Shipnuck, an earlier talked topic, allowed fans to ask him questions from the world of golf, and one of the questions was: When do we see the first LIV player tee it up in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event?
The popular journalist is primarily frustrated because both sides cannot find a common language and reach a final agreement.
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"Sometime in 2025. Its absolutely wild that a year and a half after the framework agreement was announced a deal has yet to be consummated. Makes me think of the Gordon Gekko speech about all the paper being shuffled from corner office to corner office. What exactly are these people doing? The sport needs to move forward, even if that means simply announcing that the deal is dead and the PIF is not, in fact, going to invest in PGA Tour Enterprises."
Alan expects that even if no agreement is reached between the two sides, the PGA leaders will be open to the return of some golfers from the rival Tour, aware that they can be important factors for them in the future.
"Were that to happen, I think the Tour would still move to improve its flagging product by allowing LIV golfers to accept sponsors exemptions to non-Signature events. Bryson DeChambeau is now the biggest needle-mover in golfthe Tour would be crazy to give up on him forever. To say nothing of Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton and Joaco Niemann, who are undoubtedly among the best players in the world."- he concluded, as quoted by My Golf Spy.
