PGA Tour, LIV Golf & DP World Tour merger: Players 'shocked and angry'
Those players who accepted lucrative deals to join LIV have taken Tuesday's news better, such as five-time major winner Brooks Koepka.
Referring to ex-PGA Tour player and golf analyst Brandel Chamblee, who has been one of LIV's most outspoken critics, Koepka said on social media: "Welfare Check on Chamblee."
Speaking on the Golf Channel, Chamblee responded by saying: "I was completely shocked. After the shock sort of ebbed away, I was hugely disappointed.
"I think it is one of the saddest days in the history of professional golf. I do believe that the governing bodies, the professional entities, have sacrificed their principles for profits.
"Will the game of golf still have its integrity? This is about the future, the legacy of golf. This is so much bigger than any of us."
Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson, one of the first big names to switch from the PGA Tour to LIV, added: "Awesome day today."
However, with more than a hint of sarcasm, two-time major winner Collin Morikawa and fellow American Wesley Bryan said they "love finding out on Twitter".
Bryan added: "This is amazing. Y'all should be ashamed and have a lot of questions to answer. I feel betrayed, and will not not be able to trust anyone within the corporate structure of the PGA Tour for a very long time."
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