Phil Mickelson can't hide his feelings about Jay Monaghan and LIV Golf merging into PGA Tour

PGA Tour commissioner has been subjected to a barrage of criticism for his handling of LIV Golf

 Phil Mickelson has been a vocal opponent of the PGA Tour for some time and has led a mass exodus at LIV Golf, but now he's going after Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

Phil Mickelson criticized PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan's mismanagement of LIV Golf before it agreed to merge with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Once LIV Golf was launched, Mickelson and many of his PGA Tour stars accepted lucrative offers to join the Saudi-backed team, playing a shortened schedule while competing for blockbuster prize money. continued. As the series rocked the professional golf world, players who moved to LIV Golf faced a tsunami of criticism.

While many PGA Tour fans have denounced the players who participated in LIV Golf as morally bankrupt, Monaghan has faced significant criticism. Players like Mickelson believe Monaghan was hypocritical in announcing the merger, which ultimately led to reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm convincing him to move to LIV Golf.

Last June, PIF sensationally agreed to partner with the PGA Tour to help eliminate the huge disparities that exist in golf. Although PIF has faced strong opposition since entering the sport, with many organizations including the PGA Tour accusing it of human rights atrocities, the merger was a surprising development that left many players disillusioned.

The merger puts ongoing legal disputes between the tours on hold and allows the tours to coexist as one. The signed agreement will combine the business operations and rights of the PGA Tour and LIV, along with the DP World Tour, into a new, as-yet-unnamed company. The merger has not yet been completed. News of the merger sent shockwaves through the sports industry this summer. And Mickelson, who is a vocal opponent of the PGA Tour, did make his feelings toward Monaghan clear by republishing his scathing article in "Flushing It" on x.

His post read: “The latest issue of Australian Golf Digest is a great read. The South Australian Premier is completely in line with the moral case against LIV Golf.

Phil Mickelson was the first high-profile name to switch from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf

The magazine article describes Monaghan's original "moral position" as a "self-serving temporary position." Flushing It continued: "Nine months removed from the original 'framework discussion,' the disgusting PR campaign used by Ponte Vedra to discredit LIV and all those who supported its emergence. It is very important to remember that." "We were never worried about where the money was going to come from. The fight was always about maintaining monopoly and just trying to stop the top powers in the sport from moving east. J Now everyone I think you can see this clearly.”

Former PGA Tour veteran Chris DiMarco recently became the latest professional to criticize Commissioner Monahan's handling of the split between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. The change in the commissioner's position did not sit well with many parties, including DiMarco.

"I don't want to criticize Jay Monahan, but I think he handled the situation terribly," DiMarco said in an interview on the Subpar Podcast. “At first I was doing a cut and dry (stand), but I think it was too much.

“I think he should have calmed down a bit and looked at what happened, but he got to the point where it was black and white, that's all. He could have handled it a little better, everyone stayed away. Like Rory McIlroy, they turned down big money, so what do they have to show for it? They'll come back to play again, and I'd be so pissed if I were them.