The world of sports is being toppled upside down it seems and friendships are being severed in the midst of it all. Since LIV Golf has come on the scene, conversations have gotten hot and heavy between not only fans but pro players of the game as well.
Tiger Woods has been a beacon of light (and hope) in the game for many pro golfers, including Bryson DeChambeau, who has looked up to Tiger Woods over the years, and it’s no secret that the two became good friends during both the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup.
However, things have now changed since DeChambeau officially left the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf. And now, it appears that the two former friends do not even speak to one another.
According to news reports, DeChambeau recently said that he hasn’t spoken with Woods since he moved to LIV Golf.
“We have been fairly close, and unfortunately we have not spoken,” DeChambeau said. “One day we will again, and I am always open for a conversation with anybody.
“I have no problem with it, and I hope we can come to see eye to eye on it.”
This situation is similar to what ‘little boys’ may do when one of their friends goes to play with another friend who has just gotten a new toy—a bigger, brighter, shinier toy, at that. This heated situation between former friends could go on for a long time, unless one becomes ‘the bigger man’ and realizes that friendships are more important than money, and decides not turn the LIV Golf – PGA Tour battle into a personal one.
Tiger Woods has spoken his mind and clearly thinks LIV Golf is bad for the sport. Prior to last month’s Open at St. Andrews, he even took a direct shot at all of the players that have decided to join the Saudi-backed circuit, saying “What these players are doing for guaranteed money, what is the incentive to practice?’’
“What is the incentive to go out there and earn it in the dirt? You’re just getting paid a lot of money up front and playing a few events and playing 54 holes. They’re playing blaring music and have all these atmospheres that are different.”
DeChambeau, is currently 32nd in the world ranking. It was shortly before the LIV Golf league’s second event, held in Portland, Oregon, when he jumped ship. He finished 10th in Portland and followed that up with a 34th place finish at this past week’s event at Trump Bedminster.
