Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris show support to fellow PGA golfer after LIV 'coup' accusations

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Members of the PGA Tour are a strong group, and when somebody goes after one of them, several rally behind. 

A recent article in Golfweek accused Patrick Cantlay, who has "romanced" LIV Golf, of running a "coup d'etat" despite being a member of the PGA Tour's policy board.

The piece also claims Cantlay has tried to rally players against the PGA's agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund.

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Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay of the U.S. Team look on from a tee during a practice round prior to the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Country Club on September 20, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

"Patrick Cantlay, who carries himself with the assurance of a man convinced he’d be a partner at Goldman Sachs if he wasn’t merely sporting its logo on his cap, has been trying to rally players against the deal with the Saudis, and against members of the Tour’s policy board who architected or support it," Eamon Lynch wrote in his opinion piece. "It hardly needs to be stated that his objections aren’t based on the morality of dealing with human rights abusers. Existing PGA Tour incentives won’t much benefit Cantlay. He won’t get rich from the Player Impact Program that bonuses stars on fan engagement since the only needle he moves is the gas gauge on his car. So the logic of Cantlay’s coup d’etat is that if LIV disappears as a threat — a likely occurrence under the deal — then players like him have no options, no leverage over the Tour, and no prospects for the lucrative payday to which they feel entitled."

Patrick Cantlay speaks to the media prior to the RBC