Former PGA Brandel Chamblee GolferNow an analyst, he was an outspoken critic of Liv Golf.
Chambell once said that the Saudi League backed is “funded by killer regime“And he said that the” greedy “players joining the tour” help the dictated killer drink his reputation. “
In June 2023, the two Pro Golf Tours shocked the world when it was announced that they would work together to improve the game.
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Brandel Chamblee on the set of The Golf Channel during the second day of the Presidents Cup Game on October 4, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio. (Scott Haleran/Getty Images)
The discussions are still underway, but recently PGA commissioner Jie Monahan said the tour “asked” President Donald Trump “to join the good of the game, the good of the country and all the participating countries.”
Liv has played in several courses owned by Trump.
“We are grateful that his leadership brought us closer to a final deal, making the way to unite the professional golf for men,” Monahan said in a statement this week.
Chambell said he had a chance to play golf with Trump last year, and they both discussed Liv and how it could be beneficial for the golf game.
“He was so generous about our differences. At one point he said,” Look, I know you and I differ in that opinion, but I hear me. “He said,” (President of Liv Golf) Yasir (Al-Rumayyan) loves golf more than you and more than I do. “Now it’s hard to believe because President Trump is playing a lot of golf and I’m crazy about it.
Yasir Al-Rumayyan During Pro-Am Before Liv Golf Invitational-Chikago in Rich Harvest Farms September 15, 2022 in Sugar Grove, Ill. (Jonathan Ferry/Liv Golf through Getty Images)
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“They have an oil worth $ 32 trillion under this sand, and they really need to diversify their economy. He said everyone is in this and they don’t go anywhere. As he progresses the circle, he would like to speak almost every Hole About Liv, about The participation of Saudi Arabia and how excited it is for this.
Chambell said he had grown up since then to “understand why we agree and need Saudi Arabia as a partner in the Middle East”, adding that his own questions are about human rights problems and how golf will need in some kind of A moment to apologize for a question. “
Chambell added that he did not fully agree with Trump, but the president made convincing arguments of “(make me think of Yasir as a partner in the golf game.”
Donald Trump plays golf before the Liv Golf Invitational Invitation Tournament at Trump Bedminster National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, August 9, 2023. (Timothy A. Clari/AFP via Getty Images)
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Golf star Rory McIlroy said in November that he believes Trump becoming president for the second time, can help “Clear the Path” For a deal between PGA and LIV.
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