“My only hope is Tiger Woods creates a new league” - Boycott PGA trends on Twitter as fans react to the PGA x LIV merger

The merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour, announced Tuesday following the agreement between the PGA and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia has not been to the liking of all fans. In fact, many have condemned this move by the PGA and have even started calling for a boycott of the circuit.

The fans are trying to position the hashtag #boycottPGA on Twitter, which makes their discontent about the merger visible on that social network. Thousands of tweets have already used the hashtag.

The fans do not agree with this merger because, in their opinion, the PGA Tour should not be linked to Saudi financing. The most radical are those who are calling for a boycott, as a means to prevent this action from materializing.

Some urged legendary golfer Tiger Woods to speak up on the matter and lead the fight against the merger.

"@TigerWoods, the world is looking at you again now. This may be your biggest moment of all. Your dad was a Special Forces Vietnam vet. You are a patriot. You get it. You turned down LIV before. You can lead the fight against this now. What say you?" a fan tweeted.

Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

.@TigerWoods, the world is looking at you again now. This may be your biggest moment of all. Your dad was a Special Forces Vietnam vet. You are a patriot. You get it. You turned down LIV before. You can lead the fight against this now. What say you? #BoycottPGA #NeverForget

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.@TigerWoods, the world is looking at you again now. This may be your biggest moment of all. Your dad was a Special Forces Vietnam vet. You are a patriot. You get it. You turned down LIV before. You can lead the fight against this now. What say you? #BoycottPGA #NeverForget

Below are some of the reactions calling for the boycott of the merger on Twitter:

Fries

@LammGolf

What's stopping @TigerWoods @McIlroyRory @JustinThomas34 from boycotting this mess? Guess Greg Norman gets his world tour. Arnold Palmer be damned.

What's stopping @TigerWoods @McIlroyRory @JustinThomas34 from boycotting this mess? Guess Greg Norman gets his world tour. Arnold Palmer be damned.

Sean M. Pentony

@one4allmankind

It’s obvious @TigerWoods @McIlroyRory @JordanSpieth should gather their player friends and the rest of the tour players to join together and start your own tour. The players are the tour, @BillieJeanKing did it for the women’s tennis tour in the ‘70s, please take control now.

It’s obvious @TigerWoods @McIlroyRory @JordanSpieth should gather their player friends and the rest of the tour players to join together and start your own tour. The players are the tour, @BillieJeanKing did it for the women’s tennis tour in the ‘70s, please take control now.

MarChar Is Sick Of All The Bull Shit🐂💩

@MarTheResister

@OccupyDemocrats Yet another organization to add to the boycott list. #BoycottPGA

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@OccupyDemocrats Yet another organization to add to the boycott list. #BoycottPGA

Dr. Steve Woodsmall, Major, USAF-Retired 🟧

@SteveWoodsmall

BOYCOTT PGA TOUR. Now in bed with the Saudis, sponsors of the 9/11 attack. The commissioner should be terminated immediately, and this deal should be revoked.

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BOYCOTT PGA TOUR. Now in bed with the Saudis, sponsors of the 9/11 attack. The commissioner should be terminated immediately, and this deal should be revoked.

Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

SVP is right. It’s all so bad. And so badly done. #NeverForget #BoycottPGA twitter.com/notthefakeSVP/…

Scott Van Pelt

@notthefakeSVP

So, you preach loyalty to a tour and convince guys not to take 8 and 9 figure deals based, in part, on that loyalty and, in part, on the source of the money. Then those guys find out on Twitter YOU took the very same money?

Nino Brown, “Always business, never personal.”

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So, you preach loyalty to a tour and convince guys not to take 8 and 9 figure deals based, in part, on that loyalty and, in part, on the source of the money. Then those guys find out on Twitter YOU took the very same money?

Nino Brown, “Always business, never personal.”

SVP is right. It’s all so bad. And so badly done. #NeverForget #BoycottPGA twitter.com/notthefakeSVP/…

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Bernie

@ikickittoyou

@ACFresh21 This is worse than the @NBA selling out to online gambling. The sport of golf does not need a greedy PGA! You can boycott PGA events and still enjoy playing the sport. Push #USGA to end any affiliation with PGA. Support college golf. #ByePGA

@ACFresh21 This is worse than the @NBA selling out to online gambling. The sport of golf does not need a greedy PGA! You can boycott PGA events and still enjoy playing the sport. Push #USGA to end any affiliation with PGA. Support college golf. #ByePGA

Tiger Woods and the merger

So far, Tiger Woods has not made a statement regarding the impending merger between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. Many golf fans have demanded he show his position on the matter, but this has not happened.

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, and Justin Thomas among other professional players members of the PGA Tour have announced the upcoming opening of a new golf league to be played on Mondays and on virtual golf courses. It will be named TGL Golf and is scheduled to begin in 2024.

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