Ernie Els is Calling for MASSIVE Changes to the PGA Tour After LIV Merger

Ernie Els is calling for massive changes to the PGA Tour, including its Board of Directors, following the merger with LIV Golf, which “The Big Easy” was critical of, especially the handling and lack of transparency that executives had with players.

Els, concerned about the future of golf following the merger, believes there are more questions than ever after the June 6 “framework agreement” between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf was announced by Jay Monahan and Jimmy Dunne.

Els believes that if an identical situation arose during his playing days, Monahan would have been immediately expelled from his position (via Sports Illustrated):

“If this happened in my day, in my prime, there’s no way he’s around.”

But Monahan is not the only person who needs to be on the move, at least not in Els opinion. The Board of Directors for the Tour also needs to be considered, and many of them should be without jobs, the four-time Major Champion said:

“No way. And the board has to change. You do s— like this. I’m sorry, it’s not right. Talk to us, tell us what you’re going to do, plan on negotiating. Don’t just go rogue as a member of the board and come back with a deal and think we’re all going to say yes? You’re affecting people’s lives. You’re affecting the professional game. It’s just so bad.”

Els was critical of LIV, but not of its financiers. He said through his years of playing, which has included stops in Saudi Arabia, he has met Yasir Al-Rumayyan, who is the governor of the PIF:

“They love the game. But this (LIV) is circus golf. That’s not where I standTeam golf doesn’t work. It works maybe in a two-month, three-month happy season. Get these guys together, get teams together and play around the world. But (then) play real golf.”

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