![]() LIV golfer Patrick Reed files defamation lawsuit against Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - JULY 14: Patrick Reed of the United States looks on from the second tee during Day One of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course on Jin St Andrews, Scotland. “I think that what they’ve done is they’ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position.” “I disagree with it ,” Woods said in July before the 150th Open Championship held in St. They have faced criticism from fellow players for abandoning golf’s traditions and accepting money from a country which has been condemned by human rights groups. Many high-profile players have left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf – including major winners Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka – enticed by the $250million in total prize money and an attempt to reform the PGA Tour. ![]() ![]() Woods has long been critical of the breakaway LIV Golf series which is funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia – and he turned down an offer worth approximately $700 to $800 million to join it, according to the tour’s CEO Greg Norman. His role is navigating us to a place where we all think we should be.” “He is the hero that we’ve all looked up to and his voice carries further than anyone else’s in the game of golf. McIlroy spoke to the media prior to the BMW Championship at the Wilmington Country Club. ![]()
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