For two years, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s fight has been all over the news in the golf world. Even though the suggested deal between the PGA Tour and PIF has stopped the fighting, people are still very angry and having strong opinions. And reporters still write about them when they happen.
In his new book, “LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf,” longtime golf writer Alan Shipnuck wrote in great detail about the years-long drama. He also included some anonymous quotes from players to give readers a better idea of what they were thinking. Players are more likely to say what they think when they know their names won’t be attached to the quotes.
In news, this is normal, but some people have a problem with it when they don’t like the truth being told.
This month, Kyle Porter of CBS shared a snippet from Shipnuck’s book that included a quote from an unnamed former Ryder Cup partner that was very mean to Rory McIlroy.
Justin Thomas, a two-time PGA winner, didn’t mind the excerpt’s content; he didn’t like that Shipnuck chose to include it in his book.
Thomas wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “I’d like to speak for a lot of Tour players when I say we’re sick of following Alan Shipnuck around like that.” “Bring good vibes and interesting stories to the game of golf to help it grow. Don’t try to make money by bashing guys and spreading a lot of false information. It’s silly.”
In a new interview with Rick Broadbent of The Times of London, Shipnuck hit back at Thomas and other stars who try to stay out of “scrutiny.”
The interviewee said, “We are in the most unstable time in the history of professional golf. There have been two years of pointing fingers and calling people names, and his criticism is that I’m not writing more positive stories.” “I didn’t make this happen; I’m just keeping track of it.” These pro players want money and fame, but they don’t want to be watched.
“Players get so hungry that if someone else tries to get a few crumbs, you’re the bad guy,” Shipnuck said. “I write books for a living and have four kids in college.” I don’t believe I need to say sorry to Justin Thomas for that. These players never get enough. It’s a hole with no bottom.
Similar points were made by Shipnuck in response to Thomas’s X post. He wrote, “LlV v. Tour has been incredibly divisive, and I captured that.” It’s not my job to make things look better.
Shipnuck talked to The Times of London in full, which you can read here.
A reporter responds to Justin Thomas’s sharp criticism, saying, “Players have become so voracious.” The post This appeared first on Golf.
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