Westwood blasts 'hypocrites', claims PGA changes only copy LIV Golf
England's Lee Westwood says PGA Tour changes announced for next season are simply copies of what the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit is doing.
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Lee Westwood finds PGA Tour changes humorous: ‘A copy of what LIV is doing’
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'It's going to be odd' - Matt Fitzpatrick unhappy with LIV players at PGA Championship as big entry confirmed
There will be a heavy LIV Golf presence at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth next month, which does not sit well with US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick. The initial entry list has been revealed, and European veterans Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Sergio Garcia feature on the entry list.
Lee Westwood: PGA Tour becoming LIV copycat
Sweeping changes that the PGA Tour announced this week are "a copy" of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf series, former world number one Lee Westwood has said. On Wednesday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced the tour's top golfers had committed to competing against each other more regularly. The changes require top golfers, assuming they qualify, to play at least a 20-event schedule consisting of the four majors, the Players Championship, 12 "elevated events" with average purses of $20m and at least three other PGA Tour events of the player's choosing.
PGA Tour's overhauled schedule 'a copy' of LIV series - Westwood
Sweeping changes that the PGA Tour announced this week are "a copy" of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf series, former world number one Lee Westwood said.
Lee Westwood says new-look PGA Tour just a 'copy' of LIV Golf, points finger at 'hypocrites'
ATLANTA — Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood said he only could laugh at the sweeping changes the PGA Tour announced Wednesday in response to the growing threat of LIV Golf.
'It’s just a copy' - Lee Westwood accuses 'hypocrites' on PGA Tour of mirroring LIV Golf with new events
Lee Westwood has hit out at the PGA Tour, accusing it of copying the LIV Golf model, but did admit his move was motivated by money. Westwood is one of a number of high-profile players who have joined LIV Golf, with many lured by big contracts and the prospect of playing for huge prize funds. Ad LIV’s emergence has driven a wedge through the game, with the PGA Tour suspending players who have jumped ship.