PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan revealed on Wednesday that the reason he took an abrupt leave of absence after announcing that the PGA would merge with the Saudi-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV Golf</a> was because he had anxiety over the deal.
Monahan made the admission while talking to reporters ahead of this week&#8217;s FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind, according to <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/38162356/jay-monahan-cites-anxiety-pga-tour-pif-deal-medical-leave" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN</a>.
&#8220;I think the reality for me was that I was dealing with anxiety, which created physical and mental health issues and challenges for me,&#8221; Monahan said. &#8220;And I realized that I needed to step away and to deal with that and understand how to develop the skills to deal with that going forward.&#8221;
&#8220;To step away at that point in time was very difficult for me, but I needed to take care of myself and my family, and ultimately come back here stronger than I&#8217;ve ever been to lead the PGA Tour forward. And my family and my doctors supported me coming back.&#8221;
The merger negotiations happened in secret and only became public on June 6, 2023. There was widespread backlash to the announcement, including from some of the top players in the game, and the following week, Monahan took the leave of absence.
&#8220;I think everyone knows my nature and my nature is to always be one to run into a fight or a conflict, not run away from it,&#8221; Monahan claimed. &#8220;Because I had world-class medical care, I fully committed to the process. I was not going to come back until I was told by doctors and medical experts and my wife and my girls that I was fully supported in coming back. And that was not something that was a certainty when I stepped away.&#8221;
Monahan faced intense criticism after the deal was announced from a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-11-families-group-slam-pga-tour-for-merging-with-liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9/11 families group</a> who said that they were betrayed by him.
“PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan co-opted the 9/11 community last year in the PGA’s unequivocal agreement that the Saudi LIV project was nothing more than sportswashing of Saudi Arabia’s reputation,” said 9/11 Families United Chair Terry Strada, whose husband Tom died in the World Trade Center’s North Tower. “But now the PGA and Monahan appear to have become just more paid Saudi shills, taking billions of dollars to cleanse the Saudi reputation so that Americans and the world will forget how the Kingdom spent their billions of dollars before 9/11 to fund terrorism, spread their vitriolic hatred of Americans, and finance al Qaeda and the murder of our loved ones.”
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“Make no mistake – we will never forget,&#8221; the statement continued. “Mr. Monahan talked last summer about knowing people who lost loved ones on 9/11, then wondered aloud on national television whether LIV Golfers ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour. They do now as does he. PGA Tour leaders should be ashamed of their hypocrisy and greed. Our entire 9/11 community has been betrayed by Commissioner Monahan and the PGA as it appears their concern for our loved ones was merely window-dressing in their quest for money – it was never to honor the great game of golf.”

Travelers Championship – Preview Day 3

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan Reveals Reason Behind Sudden Medical Leave

General

Golf

LIV Golf

World

This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
<a href="https://www.nbc15.com/2023/06/16/arrests-made-thefts-yogi-berras-world-series-rings-warhol-pollock-art/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arrests Made Over Theft Of Yogi Berra World Series Rings</a>
Charges against a ring of nine people for thefts of millions of dollars worth of paintings, sports memorabilia, and other valuables have been announced by federal authorities. The thefts took place over more than two decades at 20 museums, institutions, and stores across several states. The stolen goods included an Andy Warhol silkscreen, a Jackson Pollock painting, and nine World Series rings belonging to the late Yankees catcher Yogi Berra.
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/14/synthetic-human-embryos-created-in-groundbreaking-advance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stem-Cell Babies</a>
Scientists in the United Kingdom claim that they have achieved a remarkable scientific feat — creating synthetic human embryos by using stem cells without any eggs or sperm. Professor Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz, of the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology, announced the news on Wednesday at a conference in Boston, but the potential method is still a long way from being used clinically. It also raises serious ethical and legal questions.
<a href="https://campusreform.org/article?id=23476" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TCU To Host Class About Drag</a>
Texas Christian University’s course catalog shows the school will offer a course called “The Queer Art of Drag” this coming fall. The course will be taught by Dr. Nino Testa, who also goes by his drag name “Maria von Clapp.” A syllabus for the course indicates that students will use worksheets and vision boards to develop their own drag personas, culminating in a live lip-sync performance.
<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9768269/drug-bust-canola-oil-jugs-bc-australia-cbsa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Meth Ring Busted</a>
After a five-month investigation, law enforcement in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have busted a massive drug syndicate accused of smuggling six tons of methamphetamine from Canada to Australia and New Zealand. The traffickers were intercepted smuggling the drugs through shipments of maple syrup and canola oil.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufc-fighter-conor-mcgregor-accused-of-sexual-assault-at-nba-finals-game-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor Accused Of Sexual Assault</a>
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom at Kaseya Center, home to the Miami Heat. According to a report from TMZ, the incident allegedly took place at Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Heat and Denver Nuggets. McGregor’s representatives have denied the allegations. According to demand letters from attorney Ariel Mitchell, the victim was separated from her friend by Heat and NBA security, where she was forced into a bathroom inside the arena. McGregor then emerged from a stall and forcibly kissed the woman while security guards allegedly guarded the doors.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-viewers-of-all-political-stripes-came-to-appreciate-pat-sajaks-all-american-appeal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pat Sajak Resigning</a>
After 41 years at the helm of “Wheel of Fortune,” Pat Sajak has announced that this will be his final season. As Sajak told NBC’s Al Roker, he always put the show first.
Sajak took over for Chuck Woolery in 1983 and now holds the Guinness world record for the longest-serving host of a single game show. Ryan Seacrest, Whoopi Goldberg, and letter spinner Vanna White have all been mentioned as replacements.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/justice-department-probing-pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-over-antitrust-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DOJ Investigating PGA-LIV Merger</a>
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has informed the PGA Tour that it will review the organization’s proposed merger with LIV Golf. The announcement of the deal last week immediately triggered antitrust concerns and sent shockwaves through the golf world.
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Friday

Friday Afternoon Update: Arrests Made Over Theft Of Yogi Berra World Series Rings, Stem-Cell Babies, Global Meth Ring Busted

Conor McGregor

Methamphetamine

Morning Wire

New York Yankees

Pat Sajak

Science

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Justice</a> (DOJ) is reportedly probing the recent decision by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PGA Tour</a> and Saudi Arabia’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV Golf</a> to merge over concerns that the venture may violate U.S. antitrust laws.
The DOJ notified the PGA about the pending investigation, making the possibility of the merger uncertain and likely extending the timeframe to finalize the deal, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/sports/golf/pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-investigation-antitrust-28d014bf?mod=hp_lead_pos3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a>. PGA and LIV Golf, two formerly warring factions, announced the decision to merge last week.
“There’s been a lot of tension in our sport over the last couple years,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/37805785/pga-tour-liv-golf-dp-world-tour-announce-merger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after the merger was announced. “What we’re talking about today is coming together to unify the game of golf, and to do so under one umbrella.”
“We’ve recognized that together we can have a far greater impact on this game than we can working apart,” he continued. “The game of golf is better for what we’ve done here today.”
The golf circuits were already under DOJ scrutiny over antitrust concerns before the agreement was publicly revealed.
The merger is still in its early stages, and very few details have been settled. Even without the Justice Department’s investigation, the agreement was at risk of falling through if the partners could not come to a consensus on the details.
For the past year, the Saudi-backed circuit poached top talent in the PGA for massive sums of money, reeling in athletes such as Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka. The PGA went on an aggressive media tour, repeatedly denouncing LIV Golf for its ties to Saudi Arabia.
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“I recognize that people are going to call me a hypocrite. Anytime I said anything, I said it with the information that I had at that moment, and I said it based on someone that’s trying to compete for the PGA Tour and our players,” Monahan <a href="https://www.wsj.com/sports/golf/pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-saudi-arabia-4414bd66?mod=article_inline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I accept those criticisms. But circumstances do change.”
The merger announcement shocked many, with one of the most pointed criticisms coming from a charity for 9/11 victims’ families.
“Our entire 9/11 community has been betrayed by Commissioner Monahan and the PGA as it appears their concern for our loved ones was merely window-dressing in their quest for money,” 9/11 Families United Chair Terry Strada <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/06/06/911-victims-group-blasts-pga-liv-merger-argues-saudi-backed-deal-driven-by-greed/?sh=1a020834733c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.

PGA Tour

Justice Department Probing PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger Over Antitrust Concerns

Department of Justice

Saudi Arabia

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Professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau defended Saudi Arabia during an interview this week after it was announced that the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf would merge and form a new golf league.
9/11 Families United released a statement following the announcement slamming the PGA Tour for partnering with the Saudi-backed entity, noting that Saudi operatives played a role in facilitating the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans.
&#8220;The PGA and [PGA Commissioner Jay] Monahan appear to have become just more paid Saudi shills, taking billions of dollars to cleanse the Saudi reputation so that Americans and the world will forget how the Kingdom spent their billions of dollars before 9/11 to fund terrorism, spread their vitriolic hatred of Americans, and finance al Qaeda and the murder of our loved ones,&#8221; the group said, later adding: &#8220;Our entire 9/11 community has been betrayed by Commissioner Monahan and the PGA as it appears their concern for our loved ones was merely window-dressing in their quest for money – it was never to honor the great game of golf.”
DeChambeau was asked about those remarks during an interview on CNN earlier this week with host Kaitlan Collins.
&#8220;Well, I think we&#8217;ll never be able to repay the families back for what exactly happened just over 20 years ago,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And what happened was definitely horrible. And I think as time has gone on, 20 years has passed, and we&#8217;re in a place now where it&#8217;s time to start trying to work together to make things better together as a whole.&#8221;
DeChambeau said that he did not know what the families were feeling but that he had sympathy and respect for them and &#8220;their position, and what they believe.&#8221;
&#8220;I think as we move forward from that, we&#8217;ve got to look towards the pathway to peace, especially in forgiveness, especially if we&#8217;re trying to mend the world and make it a better place,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think this is what they&#8217;re trying to accomplish, LIV is trying to accomplish, the PIF is trying to accomplish. We&#8217;re all trying to accomplish is a better world for everybody. And a way to provide great entertainment for everybody around the world.&#8221;
When asked about the kingdom being accused of financing the murder of a Washington Post journalist several years ago and how he felt about the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund backing his reportedly $125 million contract, he responded: &#8220;Yes. I mean, look, it&#8217;s unfortunate what has happened. And that&#8217;s something I cannot necessarily speak on, as I&#8217;m a golfer. But what I can say is that what they&#8217;re trying to do, what they&#8217;re trying to work on, is to be better allies, because we are allies with them.&#8221;
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&#8220;And look, I&#8217;m not going to get into politics of it. I&#8217;m not specialized in that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But what I can say is they are trying to do good for the world and showcase themselves, in a light that hasn&#8217;t been seen in a while. And nobody&#8217;s perfect. But we&#8217;re all trying to improve in life.&#8221;
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U.S. Open – Final Round

Golf Superstar DeChambeau Defends Saudi Arabia Over Criticism From 9/11 Families: ‘Move Forward,’ Show ‘Forgiveness’

Sports

A 9/11 families group slammed the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PGA Tour</a> for announcing on Tuesday that it was merging with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, saying that they were betrayed by PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pga-tour-agrees-to-merger-with-saudi-backed-liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreement</a> between the two entities and the DP World Tour will form a new for-profit company that has not yet been named.
9/11 Families United released a statement slamming the PGA Tour for partnering with the Saudi-backed entity, noting that Saudi operatives played a role in facilitating the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans.
&#8220;PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan co-opted the 9/11 community last year in the PGA&#8217;s unequivocal agreement that the Saudi LIV project was nothing more than sportswashing of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s reputation,&#8221; said 9/11 Families United Chair Terry Strada, whose husband Tom died in the World Trade Center&#8217;s North Tower. &#8220;But now the PGA and Monahan appear to have become just more paid Saudi shills, taking billions of dollars to cleanse the Saudi reputation so that Americans and the world will forget how the Kingdom spent their billions of dollars before 9/11 to fund terrorism, spread their vitriolic hatred of Americans, and finance al Qaeda and the murder of our loved ones.&#8221;
&#8220;Make no mistake &#8211; we will never forget, &#8220;the statement continued. &#8220;Mr. Monahan talked last summer about knowing people who lost loved ones on 9/11, then wondered aloud on national television whether LIV Golfers ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour. They do now as does he. PGA Tour leaders should be ashamed of their hypocrisy and greed. Our entire 9/11 community has been betrayed by Commissioner Monahan and the PGA as it appears their concern for our loved ones was merely window-dressing in their quest for money &#8211; it was never to honor the great game of golf.&#8221;
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The PGA Tour’s decades of dominance were challenged in June 2021 after retired golfer Greg Norman, with funding from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), hosted LIV’s first tournament. The PGA tour initially dismissed LIV out of hand, not allowing any golfer who participated in LIV to continue in the PGA tour.
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LIV slowly began picking off some of the biggest stars in golf to join their league. The PIF gave CEO Greg Norman a reserve of $2 billion that proved to be enough to pick off stars like Phil Mickelson ($200 million), Dustin Johnson ($100 million), and Bryson DeChambeau ($100 million) without having to win or even qualify for a single tournament, leaving even more money on the table.
The PGA Tour suspended 17 golfers from the tour for participating in LIV Golf, kicking off a year of lawsuits between the two golf juggernauts. Eleven pro golfers sued the PGA for allegedly stifling competition in a monopolistic manner. However, all 11 plaintiffs left the lawsuit by May of this year after LIV got involved as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, souring the public image of the golfer’s stated principled stand against the PGA.
The PGA filed a countersuit in September, alleging that LIV golf and, importantly, the PIF had unlawfully aided the 17 golfers in violating their contracts with the PGA by offering them separate contracts to play for LIV. The implication of the PIF is an international debacle, as stars such as Phil Mickelson have desperately tried to separate the LIV organization from the Saudi theocratic monarchy, with Greg Norman saying of Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations and the murder of WaPo reporter Jamaal Khashoggi that “we’ve all made mistakes.”
With the merger, all lawsuits have been dropped, and the only remaining threat is a DOJ antitrust investigation into the PGA, which will be complicated before the merger. The PGA Tour commissioner said the deal will push golf into the future and give fans the best experience.
“Going forward, fans can be confident that we will, collectively, deliver on the promise we’ve always made — to promote competition of the best in professional golf and that we are committed to securing and driving the game’s future,” Monahan said.
Nathan Gay contributed to this report.

GOLF: JUN 24 PGA – Travelers Championship – Third Round

9/11 Families Group Slam PGA Tour For Merging With LIV Golf

9/11

This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-florida-ban-on-prescribing-puberty-blockers-cross-sex-hormones-to-minors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Judge Blocks Florida Law Prohibiting Sex-Rejection Procedures For Minors </a>
A federal judge has temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender medical treatment for minors. The Tuesday ruling says the state has no rational basis for denying patients this treatment. The preliminary injunction mainly focuses on the language surrounding children and allows three children whose parents brought the suit to continue their treatment. The judge claims that evidence shows that “gender identity is real” and that “banning these treatments for minors ignores risks patients might face.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-dam-in-ukraine-is-destroyed-unleashes-wide-scale-flooding-potential-disaster-for-nuke-reactor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major Dam In Ukraine Is Destroyed</a>
A major dam was destroyed early Tuesday morning local time in Russian-occupied territory in southern Ukraine. Over 15,000 residents downstream of the dam were evacuated, as officials warned that the rising water levels would hit a critical point in just a few hours. 
Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of knocking out the Kakhovka (ka-hove-ka) dam and a nearby hydroelectric plant. In addition to the flooding, the dam’s failure is causing immediate concerns about water supplies in the region. The Kakhovka reservoir provided for almost all the water needs of the Crimean peninsula’s two million residents. The dam failure also has officials worried that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could run out of water in a few months. An artificial lake kept in reserve for the power plant will serve its water needs for now.
<a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/california-insurance-ricardo-lara-state-farm/44100050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Insurance Companies Changing Policies In California</a>
State Farm, one of California’s top insurance agencies, recently announced it would no longer be taking home insurance applications in the Golden State. The insurer says the reason for the move is the threat of wildfires, as well as the increasing costs of construction. Now, the state’s insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara is telling Californians that there’s nothing he can do to stop the company from following through on its decision.
&#8220;According to my legal team, I don’t have the authority to do that,&#8221; Lara said. &#8220;We’re going to focus on the things we can do, which is bringing companies together, having the conversation, making sure consumers are protected and don’t lose their coverage, and that’s what we’re going to focus on.&#8221;
State Farm’s decision to change its business practices in California comes after Allstate made a similar announcement.
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<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/hilton-sf-union-square-parc-55-owner-default-18136774.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major San Francisco Owner Abandons Downtown Properties </a>
Adding to California’s woes, one of San Francisco’s largest hotel owners announced that it would be dumping two of its downtown properties from its portfolio due to a range of issues including uncertainty regarding the city’s success in the future. 
This week, the Virginia-based real estate conglomerate Park Hotels &amp; Resorts announced that it would immediately stop making payments on its $725 million loan for two hotels in San Francisco — the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55. The firm cited “record high office vacancy; concerns over street conditions; lower return to office than peer cities; and a weaker than expected citywide convention calendar through 2027” as reasons behind the decision. A Hilton Hotels spokesperson told SFGate.com that it does not plan to close the hotels and that they will remain operational under the management of Hilton Hotels &amp; Resorts. The CEO of Park Hotels &amp; Resorts added that forfeiting the two properties was “difficult but necessary.”
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-ramsey-getting-sued-150-million-lawsuit-timeshare-exit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Ramsey Sued</a>
Financial guru and radio legend Dave Ramsey has been hit with a $150 million class-action lawsuit in connection with a failed timeshare company. The suit was first filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in April, but reported recently.
The suit claims that Ramsey endorsed &#8220;Timeshare Exit Team&#8221; to his listeners on “The Ramsey Show,” despite growing client complaints and government flags indicating the company was likely fraudulent. The company allegedly promised to help customers terminate their timeshare contracts, which are notoriously difficult to exit. Ramsey has reportedly received more than $30 million between 2015 and 2021 to promote the now-failed timeshare exit program, which went out of business last year.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unbelievable-trump-predicted-the-liv-pga-merger-last-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV-PGA Merger</a>
The PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf have signed an agreement to merge into an as-of-now unnamed company, squashing more than a year of lawsuits and attempts by both organizations to court the world’s most esteemed golfers.
The deal combines the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, along with DP World Tour, into one for-profit company, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/06/pga-tour-agrees-to-merge-with-saudi-backed-rival-liv-golf.html">reported</a>. Specifics of the merger have yet to be disclosed, but the deal will end all pending litigation between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
We’ll have a full report in tomorrow’s episode of Morning Wire.
<a href="https://abc7ny.com/jim-hines-death-olympic-gold-medalist-national-news-athlete-deaths/13350248/#:~:text=The%20two%2Dtime%20Olympic%20gold,100m%20in%20under%2010%20seconds.&amp;text=Two%2Dtime%20Olympic%20gold%20medalist%20Jim%20Hines%2C%20who%20was%20the,76%2C%20according%20to%20World%20Athletics." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olympic Medalist Dead At 76</a>
Oakland native Jim Hines, a U.S. Olympic gold medalist and the first man to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds, died at 76. Hines won his Olympic medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and was widely regarded as the fastest man alive while in his prime. Details of his death are unknown. Here’s the radio broadcast from Hines’ historic sprint:
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TUESDAY

Tuesday Afternoon Update: Dam In Ukraine Is Destroyed, Judge Blocks Florida Law Prohibiting Minor Sex-Rejection Procedures

Florida

Lawsuit

Olympics

San Francisco

Transgender

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Former President Donald Trump is nothing if not prescient on some of the biggest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/if-hes-elected-the-stock-market-will-crash-trumps-2020-warning-about-biden-comes-true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cultural and business issues</a> of the day.
The latest example of his Nostradamus-like ability to see into the future can be found in his 2022 prediction that the upstart league LIV Golf would merge with its rival the PGA. That pronouncement came to fruition on Tuesday.
&#8220;All of those golfers that remain ‘loyal’ to the very disloyal PGA, in all of its different forms, will pay a big price when the inevitable MERGER with LIV comes, and you get nothing but a big ‘thank you’ from PGA officials who are making Millions of Dollars a year,&#8221; he <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/108668385062171695" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> on his social media app Truth Social in July 2022.
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Unbelievable. <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> predicted the LIV-PGA merger last year: 
&quot;All of those golfers that remain ‘loyal’ to the very disloyal PGA, in all of its different forms, will pay a big price when the inevitable MERGER with LIV comes, and you get nothing but a big ‘thank you’… <a href="https://t.co/lMzMV6ZlGl">pic.twitter.com/lMzMV6ZlGl</a>
&mdash; Tim Meads (@TimMeadsUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimMeadsUSA/status/1666093487899680768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Trump was right. The PGA Tour and LIV Golf, along with DP World Tour, will now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pga-tour-agrees-to-merger-with-saudi-backed-liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">combine</a> into one for-profit company.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pga-tour-agrees-to-merger-with-saudi-backed-liv-golf">reported</a> by The Daily Wire, the PGA Tour’s decades of dominance were first challenged in June 2021 after retired golfer Greg Norman hosted LIV’s first tournament with funding from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, or the PIF. The PGA tour initially dismissed LIV out of hand, not allowing any golfer who participated in LIV to continue in the PGA tour. But, after LIV picked off some of the biggest stars in golf to join their league, a flurry of lawsuits from both sides began.
Players who joined the league were accused of taking blood money due to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s alleged violation of human rights. LIV was accused of ruining the game, due to its raucous fan-experience atmosphere.
Now, with the merger, all lawsuits have been dropped, and the only remaining threat is a DOJ antitrust investigation into the PGA, which will be complicated by the merger. The PGA Tour commissioner said the deal will push golf into the future and give fans the best experience.
In response to the news, CBS Sports reporter Kyle Porter tweeted, &#8220;Truly gobsmacked today. Of the 10,000 different outcomes, this was never talked about, never discussed, never even floated. Everyone who would have known was at the PGA two weeks ago, and nobody even came close to hinting at it!&#8221;
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Truly gobsmacked today. 
Of the 10,000 different outcomes, this was never talked about, never discussed, never even floated. Everyone who would have known was at the PGA two weeks ago, and nobody even came close to hinting at it!
&mdash; Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/KylePorterCBS/status/1666092555057102848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In recent months, many people have discussed the possibility of the two leagues combining forces. But when Trump first said it last summer, he was mocked for standing alone.
&#8220;To be clear, only Trump is talking about possibly merging the organizations,&#8221; author Michael D&#8217;Antonio <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/27/opinions/trump-divides-golf-pga-liv-dantonio/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in July 2022. &#8220;Instead, according to CNBC, the PGA is hiring lobbyists to fight the LIV because of <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/21/inside-the-pga-tours-lobbying-effort-against-saudi-funded-liv-golf.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">what its commissioner calls</a> “an irrational threat, one not concerned with the return on investment or true growth of the game.&#8221;
That column was titled, &#8220;Opinion: Trump’s Ego And Greed Help Divide A Sport.&#8221; Several of Trump&#8217;s golf courses have held LIV Tournaments during the league&#8217;s first two seasons.
Now, the 45th president and 2024 GOP presidential candidate has been proven right even after the media ridiculed him and industry &#8220;experts&#8221; said he was nuts.
Doesn&#8217;t that all sound familiar?
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND – MAY 02: Former U.S. President Donald Trump during a round of golf at his Turnberry course on May 2, 2023 in Turnberry, Scotland. Former U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting his golf courses in Scotland and Ireland. Back in the United States, he faces legal action on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

Unbelievable: Trump Predicted The LIV-PGA Merger Last Year

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The PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf have signed an agreement to merge into an as-of-now unnamed company, squashing more than a year of lawsuits and attempts by both organizations to court the world’s most esteemed golfers.
The deal combines the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, along with DP World Tour, into one for-profit company, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/06/pga-tour-agrees-to-merge-with-saudi-backed-rival-liv-golf.html">reported</a>. Specifics of the merger have yet to be disclosed, but the deal will end all pending litigation between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. 
“After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. “This transformational partnership recognizes the immeasurable strength of the PGA TOUR’s history, legacy and pro-competitive model and combines with it the DP World Tour and LIV – including the team golf concept – to create an organization that will benefit golf’s players, commercial and charitable partners and fans.”
The PGA Tour’s decades of dominance were challenged in June 2021 after retired golfer Greg Norman, with funding from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), hosted LIV&#8217;s first tournament. The PGA tour initially dismissed LIV out of hand, not allowing any golfer who participated in LIV to continue in the PGA tour. 
LIV slowly began picking off some of the biggest stars in golf to join their league. The PIF gave CEO Greg Norman a reserve of $2 billion that proved to be enough to pick off stars like <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/06/phil-mickelsons-deal-with-saudi-backed-liv-is-around-200-million/">Phil Mickelson</a> ($200 million), Dustin Johnson ($100 million), and Bryson DeChambeau ($100 million) without having to win or even qualify for a single tournament, leaving even more money on the table.
The PGA Tour <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/09/1104000196/pga-tour-suspends-17-players-for-their-participation-in-saudi-backed-golf-tourna">suspended</a> 17 golfers from the tour for participating in LIV Golf, kicking off a year of lawsuits between the two golf juggernauts. Eleven pro-golfers sued the PGA for allegedly stifling competition in a monopolistic manner. However, all 11 plaintiffs left the lawsuit by May of this year after LIV got involved as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, souring the public image of the golfer’s stated principled stand against the PGA. 
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The PGA filed a countersuit in September, alleging that LIV golf and, importantly, the PIF had unlawfully aided the 17 golfers in violating their contracts with the PGA by offering them separate contracts to play for LIV. The implication of the PIF is an international debacle, as stars such as Phil Mickelson have desperately tried to separate the LIV organization from the Saudi theocratic monarchy, with Greg Norman <a href="https://www.si.com/golf/news/greg-norman-stance-on-saudi-arabia-liv-golf-mistakes">saying</a> of Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations and the murder of WaPo reporter Jamaal Khashoggi that “we’ve all made mistakes.” 
With the merger, all lawsuits have been dropped, and the only remaining threat is a DOJ antitrust investigation into the PGA, which will be complicated by the merger. The PGA Tour commissioner said the deal will push golf into the future and give fans the best experience.
“Going forward, fans can be confident that we will, collectively, deliver on the promise we’ve always made – to promote competition of the best in professional golf and that we are committed to securing and driving the game’s future,” Monahan said.

LIV Golf Invitational – Miami – Day Three

PGA Tour Agrees To Merger With Saudi-Backed LIV Golf

PGA Tour Agrees To Merger With Saudi-Backed LIV Golf After Two Years Of Lawsuits

Golf superstar and newlywed Dustin Johnson opted out of answering an awkward question about his wife Paulina Gretzky during a recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV</a> press conference.
The former PGA star took one question during the event from golf social media company &#8220;Drunk by the Turn,&#8221; and it was a deserted island question that involved his wife, <a href="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/09/20/dustin-johnson-question-about-wife-paulina-gretzky-fishing-liv-golf-press-conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sports Illustrated</a> reported.
&#8220;As an avid fisherman, I was just wondering … if you were stranded on an island for the rest of your life, would you rather take your fishing pole or Paulina [Gretzky] if you had one choice?&#8221; the reporter asked Johnson.
The golf star just laughed and simply said, &#8220;I can&#8217;t answer that question.&#8221;
Gretzky, the daughter of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, and Johnson tied the knot in April after first dating in 2013, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dustin-johnson-responds-awkward-question-wife-paulina-gretzky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> noted.
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🎥 Dustin Johnson pressed with bizarre Paulina Gretzky question at LIV Golf event <a href="https://t.co/fw3TBVW2KT">https://t.co/fw3TBVW2KT</a> <a href="https://t.co/8Mc8gZn9Lf">pic.twitter.com/8Mc8gZn9Lf</a>
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Johnson ended up finishing in second place at the LIV event in Chicago, only three strokes behind British Open champion Cameron Smith, Fox News noted.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pga-tour-to-punish-players-jumping-to-saudi-backed-liv-tournament" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dustin</a>, the No. 13 world-ranked player who has won two majors, is by far one of the biggest professional golfers to recently leave the PGA for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
He joins the likes of other former PGA members who have decided to join LIV, including Phil Mickelson, Andy Ogletree, Branden Grace, Matt Jones, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Charl Schwartzel, Hudson Swafford, Peter Uihlein, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Talor Gooch, and Turk Petit, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-top-pga-golfers-defect-to-new-saudi-backed-league-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
The mass departure of golf stars led the PGA to issue a statement about those players who they said have turned their backs on the PGA Tour.
&#8220;We have followed the Tournament Regulations from start to finish in responding to those players who have decided to turn their backs on the PGA Tour by willfully violating a regulation,&#8221; a PGA release <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pga-tour-to-punish-players-jumping-to-saudi-backed-liv-tournament" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read</a>. &#8220;The players are being notified that they are suspended or otherwise no longer eligible to participate in PGA Tour tournament play, including the Presidents Cup. This also applies to all tours sanctioned by the PGA Tour: the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Champions, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latinoamerica.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dustin-johnson-joins-saudi-backed-tour-risks-being-banned-by-pga-tour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dustin Johnson Joins Saudi-Backed Tour, Risks Being Banned By PGA Tour</a>

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Golf Superstar And Newlywed Gets Asked Awkward Question About Wife Paulina Gretzky

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Legendary professional <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">golfers</a> Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are launching a new professional golf league in partnership with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PGA</a> Tour as the tour faces increasing competition from Saudi-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV Golf</a>.
Woods and McIlroy&#8217;s TMRW Sports <a href="https://tglgolf.com/articles/2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Wednesday the creation of TGL, a new “tech-infused golf league” that will feature teams of professional golfers that compete on a “custom-built venue in primetime on Monday nights.”
The high-tech league will <a href="https://tglgolf.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">consist</a> of six teams of three PGA Tour players that hit shots onto a virtual screen before moving to a “state-of-the-art short game complex.”
The new league will be comprised of 15 regular season matches starting in January 2024 followed by a playoff tournament.
The league was created with the intent of trying to attract a broader audience to the sport by reaching younger audiences.
“TGL is the next evolution within professional golf, and I am committed to helping lead it into the future,&#8221; Woods said in a statement. “Embracing technology to create this unique environment gives us the ability to move our sport into primetime on a consistent basis alongside so many of sports&#8217; biggest events. As a big sports fan myself, I&#8217;m excited about blending golf with technology and team elements common in other sports. We all know what it&#8217;s like to be in a football stadium or a basketball arena where you can watch every play, every minute of action unfold right in front of you. It&#8217;s something that inherently isn&#8217;t possible in traditional golf — and an aspect of TGL that will set it apart and appeal to a new generation of fans.”
“I have the utmost respect for the game of golf, and the TGL, while rooted in the traditions of the game, is taking a bold step into the increasingly tech-fueled future of sports,&#8221; McIlroy said. “TGL will tap into the appeal of team golf within an exciting, fan-friendly environment, comparable to sitting courtside at an NBA game. TGL will widen the appeal of golf to younger and more diverse fans and serve as another avenue to introduce people to the game I love.”
The new golf league comes as the PGA Tour competes against LIV Golf, founded by two-time major winner Greg Norman, which Woods has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-to-hold-meeting-with-top-pro-golfers-to-bolster-support-for-pga-over-liv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaigned</a> hard against.
LIV Golf responded to the creation of the new league with a 17-word statement, saying, “LIV Golf is clearly the best thing that’s ever happened to help the careers of professional golfers.”

The 150th Open – Previews

Tiger Woods And Rory McIlroy Launch New Pro-Golf League

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiger-woods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tiger Woods</a> is scheduled to holding a meeting this week with some top professional golfers ahead of a tournament to bolster support for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PGA</a> as it battles against the new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV Golf</a> series.
ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34406098/sources-tiger-woods-meet-group-players-bmw-championship-rally-support-pga-tour-rival-liv-series">reported</a> that the meeting will include approximately 20 top players from around the world and several other &#8220;influential&#8221; PGA players who have not left for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series.
The meeting will take place in Delaware at Wilmington Country Club ahead of the BMW Championship, which is part of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs.
&#8220;I’m hearing tomorrow’s PGA Tour player meeting regarding LIV is going to be a banger,&#8221; golf reporter Alan Shipnuck <a href="https://twitter.com/AlanShipnuck/status/1559325194061115392">tweeted</a>. &#8220;Supposedly everything is on the table, from major championship boycotts to Monahan’s future to a larger compromise. And Tiger M.F. Woods is expected to fly in to provide counsel/bully/cajole.&#8221;
Woods has spoken out against LIV Golf and Greg Norman, who leads the new golf tour, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/12/tiger-woods-unloads-on-greg-norman-liv-golf-ahead-of-2022-british-open/">saying</a> earlier this summer that it was the right thing for the PGA to disinvite Norman to the 150th British Open at St. Andrews.
&#8220;Greg has done some things that I don’t think is in the best interest of our game, and we’re coming back to probably the most historic and traditional place in our sport,&#8221; Woods said. &#8220;I know Greg tried to do this back in the early ’90s. It didn’t work then, and he’s trying to make it work now. I still don’t see how that’s in the best interests of the game. I know what the PGA Tour stands for and what we have done and what the Tour has given us — the ability to chase after our careers and to earn what we get and the trophies we have been able to play for and the history that has been a part of this game.&#8221;
Woods slammed the players who left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, saying that they have turned their backs on the tours that helped create them.
&#8220;The players who have chosen to go to LIV and to play there, I disagree with it,” Woods said. “I think that what they’ve done is they’ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position. Some players have never got a chance to even experience it — they’ve gone right from the amateur ranks right into that organization and never really got a chance to play out here and what it feels like to play a Tour schedule or to play in some big events.&#8221;
&#8220;And, who knows what’s going to happen in the near future with world-ranking points, the criteria for entering major championships? The governing bodies are going to have to figure that out. Some of these players may not ever get a chance to play in major championships,&#8221; Woods continued. &#8220;That is a possibility that some players will never, ever get a chance to play in a major championship, never get a chance to experience this right here, walk down the fairways at Augusta National. That, to me, I just don’t understand it.&#8221;

TOUR Championship – Final Round

Tiger Woods To Hold Meeting With Top Pro Golfers To Bolster Support For PGA Over LIV

The Kingdom couldn’t buy Tiger.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/golf">Golf</a> superstar Tiger Woods turned down the staggering sum of nearly $800 million to play in the Saudi Arabia-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/golf-superstar-takes-50-million-payday-to-defect-to-saudi-backed-liv-circuit">LIV Golf Invitational Series</a>, according to the tour’s CEO, Greg Norman. While it was known the tour made a strong bid for Woods, the figure emerged in an interview with Fox News Channel&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tucker-carlson">Tucker Carlson</a> Monday night.
&#8220;Look, Tiger is a needle mover, right?” Norman said. “So, of course you&#8217;ve got to look at the best of the best. They had originally approached Tiger before I became CEO. That number is somewhere in that [$700-800 million] neighborhood.&#8221;
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&quot;The PGA Tour has 27 sponsors who do $40 billion worth of business in Saudi Arabia on an annual basis.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LIVGolf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LIVGolf</a> Chairman Greg Norman exposes the PGA Tour&#39;s hypocrisy in interview on Tucker Carlson. <a href="https://t.co/jMkLPHKsWf">pic.twitter.com/jMkLPHKsWf</a>
&mdash; LIV Golf Nation (@LIVGolfNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/LIVGolfNation/status/1554265020984434689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The tour has spent nine-figure sums luring PGA stars like Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, and others to play in its pro series. In addition to dangling huge purses for match competitions, the new tour is offering signing fees, including a reported $125 million to Johnson, and likely more for Mickelson. The PGA has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pga-tour-to-punish-players-jumping-to-saudi-backed-liv-tournament">tried to stop the exodus</a>, and made clear players who defect won’t necessarily be welcome back.
The 15-time major champion Woods has not been the same since a devastating automobile accident, but his popularity still would have made him the upstart tour’s biggest prize. Woods said prior to last month&#8217;s British Open that he doesn’t support players joining the LIV Series and compared the circuit to the senior Champions Tour.
&#8220;I think that what they&#8217;ve done is they&#8217;ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position,&#8221; Woods said.
The LIV Golf Invitational Series was launched this year through a $300 million investment in the Asian Tour. Earlier this week, LIV Golf rolled out plans to expand in 2023 to 14 events, with 48 golfers competing for an unprecedented $405 million in purses.
Former President Trump hosted a LIV tournament at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, last week and has been a supporter of the tour despite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-11-families-rip-trump-for-hosting-saudi-backed-golf-tournaments-at-his-courses">criticism from 9/11 families and other critics</a> of the Kingdom&#8217;s abysmal human rights record.
“I think LIV has been a great thing for Saudi Arabia, for the image of Saudi Arabia,” Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/charles-barkley-slams-door-on-new-role-in-saudi-sponsored-golf-league">told</a> The Wall Street Journal. “I think it’s going to be an incredible investment from that standpoint, and that’s more valuable than lots of other things because you can’t buy that — even with billions of dollars.”

The Masters – Final Round

Revealed: Greg Norman Says How Much Tiger Woods Turned Down To Play On Saudi-Backed Golf Tour

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