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If golf fans are upset that the best players in the world do not play the same events such as the players’ championship this week, Scotti Sheffler N ° 1 said they had to turn their anger in the direction of which Sport S ‘is broken.

“If the fans are upset, look at the guys who leave,” said Sheffler on Tuesday. “We went on tour, we were all together, and those people who left are no longer here. Ultimately, that’s where the split comes from. “In terms of our track, like I said, we’re doing the best we can to create the best production for our fans and that’s really where we stand. »

Scheffler will be looking to defend his title at the 50th Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, but former major champions like reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Bryson DeChambeau are not in the field as they play for rival LIV Golf League teams.

The PGA Tour’s flagship event, known as the “fifth major,” is not benefiting from the same field as in the past. “If guys want to take the money and leave, then that’s their decision,” Scheffler said. “I’m not going to sit here and tell guys not to take hundreds of millions of dollars. If they think it’s better for their lives, do it. I don’t force everyone to sit here and stay on our tour. “But after all, this is the place I want to be, and we are really excited about what we are and what they are.”

Earlier, at his first press conference after the tour championship held in Atlanta in August on Tuesday, Jay Monakan, a PGA tour commissioner, stated that the negotiations in the district with public investment in Saudi Arabia were “accelerated”. Ta. The parties are discussing the $ 3 billion investment of $ 3 billion from the Welfare Sobulin Fund, which has been funded by LIV golf in the past three years.

Strategic Sports Group Monaka and partners are the consortium, the owner of the billionaire sports team, and he has already announced that he has invested up to $ 3 billion on the PGA tour, and in January I met PIF Governor YASIR AL-RUMAYYAN. Monahan said the tour understands fans are “tired of hearing about the conflict and the money and who’s going to get what.”

One of the next steps in this potential deal would be for Al Rumayyan to meet with the PGA Tour’s player directors on the policy council, which includes Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth. The player directors also serve on the board of directors of PGA Tour Enterprises, the entity formed by the tour and SSG. “I think it’s really important that we’re all rowing in the same direction,” said Patrick Cantlay, one of the players’ directors. “I think it’s really exciting that, thanks to this PGA Tour Enterprises board, we have a chance to start something new and get everyone moving in the right direction.”

During Monahan’s press conference, a reporter asked if he thought he had the board’s full support in moving forward with the agreement with Saudi Arabia. Monahan acknowledged there had been “a lot of lively discussion” in Congress about his future as commissioner.

“That’s a question you have to ask the players,” Monahan said. “I can’t generalize the player, but my two advice clearly given me the responsibilities given to me. I’m supported by the Board of Directors, and I will move on to us. I know that. I believe that in my heart and I’m determined to do it. »

World No. 6 Xander Schauffele said he remains skeptical that Monahan is the right man to lead the tour. Schauffele has called for Monahan’s resignation in the past. “Trust is a very sweet thing, so words are words, and in my opinion, he still has a long way to go,” Schauffele said. “I’m sure he has the support of the (player) board because some of the decisions have been made with him, but I personally think he still has a long way to go.”