"I'm not going to avoid the elephant in the room," Whan told reporters at the Los Angeles Country Club on Wednesday.
But it turns out last Tuesday was the longest day in golf," he said, referring to the day the news of the merger broke.
Whan said he then remembered having similar concerns ahead of last year's U.S. Open in Boston, which came on the heels of LIV's first event.
"I am pretty sure when we recap 2023 we're going to be talking about what happened on the golf course and not what happened off the golf course," Whan said.
Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
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Organizations:
PGA, U.S, United States Golf, Los Angeles Country Club, Thomson
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ANGELES, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Boston, Los Angeles