PXG Founder Bob Parsons Cuts Ties With Players on the LIV Golf Tour

Internet entrepreneur-turned-golf club manufacturer Bob Parsons is the first equipment provider to cut ties with players in LIV Golf.

Speaking in an interview with Esquire, Parsons said that he did not renew contracts with those wearing and playing PXG who joined LIV in the past year:

“Well, we really don’t have guys on that tour. I mean, we’ve had some guys that had contracts that went on that tour, and I honored the contracts. But now that the contracts are up, I have no contract with them.” 

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— Esquire (@esquire) April 25, 2023

Parsons, a Vietnam veteran, said that he can’t get behind supporting a tour that’s funded by the Saudi Arabian government:

“With the stuff that went down at 9/11, I have a hard time getting involved with them. I know, sometimes, bygones got to be bygones, and I’ve forgiven a lot of people. But I just cannot bring myself to do anything with [LIV], and the guys who are heroes, they all agree with that.”

Golfers who were part of the PXG family but are no longer on their website include Patrick Reed, Pat Perez, Jason Kokrak, and Hudson Swafford.

No other manufacturers have commented on their relationships with pro golfers on the course, but it has been telling that most manufacturers are silent on social media when one of the golfers who use their equipment win on the LIV tour.

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