The sporting world was left stunned when the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit ended their bitter two-year dispute and announced an agreement to merge and form one unified commercial entity.
The most aggrieved players are likely to be those, like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama, who turned down eye-watering sums from LIV Golf to remain loyal to the PGA Tour only to see the tours merge.
"I do feel bad for the PGA Tour players because they were told one thing and something else happened, and our side, we were told one thing and it's come to fruition," DeChambeau told CNN.
"It does stink a little bit from my perspective that the PGA Tour players are not necessarily winning.
I think this is one of the saddest days in the history of professional golf," Chamblee said on the Golf Channel.
Persons:
Bryson DeChambeau, LIV Golf, LIV, Jay Monahan, Woods, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, DeChambeau, it's, Yasir Al, Yasir, That's, Brandel, Chamblee, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford
Organizations:
U.S, PGA, Canadian, CNN, LIV, Public Investment Fund, Saudi, PIF, Thomson
Locations:
Saudi, Toronto