Johnson Wagner has named three LIV Golf players who could be massively impacted by a potential merger with the PGA Tour.
Despite negotiations taking place in New York City during the Memorial Tournament, the week prior to the US Open, Jay Monahan has revealed a resolution is still a long way off.
“I mean, there are a lot of people [who] seem to think that there are things that are happening that aren’t happening,” he said.
Over a year has passed since the bombshell framework agreement between the PIF and the PGA Tour was announced, but, as of now, the golfing world is still waiting for answers.
Johnson Wagner names three LIV Golf players who would be left in limbo
Much of the talk has centred around LIV Golf players being allowed a route to participate in PGA Tour events.
Wagner, however, has named three breakaway tour players who could be left in limbo if a merger eventually happens.
He told the Smylie Show: “You’re talking about six, seven, maybe eight players max who I feel bad for, well not really bad for any of them, but if LIV goes away, what happens to a Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner, a Hudson Swafford?
“I mean, they have no status when they come back, and they’d have to go to Q-school.”
Johnson went on to suggest all LIV Golf players should return with no tour status and be forced to rely on sponsor’s exemptions before working their way back.
“Someone said something to me that made so much sense,” he added. “They all come back and have no status on the PGA Tour. You get seven sponsor exemptions as a non-member, so make them work their way back to status that way, which made sense.”
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The billion-dollar question quite literally centres around the PIF and PGA Tour working out how LIV players can be reintegrated and what sort of compensation will be paid out to those who remain loyal to the PGA Tour.
It’s believed the PGA Tour is still negotiating for the PIF to become an investor, but no resolution is imminent.
Ultimately, the game of golf needs some unity. LIV, clearly, isn’t going anywhere despite its numerous flaws, mainly centred around its financial backing.
Monahan and those on the various PGA Tour boards must be more pliable in future talks because the current standoff cannot continue much longer.
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