The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced plans for a merger on Tuesday morning, and it seems that the sport’s biggest names were just as stunned by the move as the rest of the golf world.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund director Yasir Al-Rumayyan made the announcement in a joint appearance on CNBC on Tuesday morning, which officially ended a contentious battle between the longstanding golf league and the controversial startup.
While there is still plenty to be figured out, this deal was done in near-total secrecy.