Retief Goosen knows well the Pga Tour.
He has two U.S. Open.
The 2001 one, won in Southern Hills ahead of Mark Brooks and Stewart Cink, and the 2004 one, disputed on the Shinnecock Hills course, which the USGA prepared with particular "attention" (average of the final lap 78.7), which won knocking off Phil Mickelson by two shots.
To these must be added five other titles on the PGA Tour.
Including the 2004 Tour Championship, where he knocked out Tiger Woods by 4 shots.
Between PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions Goosen has been attending US fairways for more than twenty years.
So he is certainly entitled to express his opinion on the current situation.
And Retief expressed it in no uncertain terms, a singular fact for a man known for his calmness.
His target was Jay Monahan.
The South African denounced the decisions made by the Commissioner.
In his view, the ban imposed on players who have signed with LIV Golf will backfire on the Tour itself.
Retief Goosen, statements"In my opinion, banning players is the worst thing any Tour can do"
"If I were a sponsor on the PGA Tour and I saw the Tour itself suspend the strongest players, I would feel like asking the governing bodies of the Tour why I should continue to sponsor one or more events in the absence of the top players"
"As for the fact that both the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour justify suspending or fining players with the issue of protecting the integrity of the game, I reply that it has always been a question of money"
"And what really bores me is the fact that Jay (Monahan, NDR), after having imposed the suspension on the players, has continued and continues to increase the tournament prize pool by over $ 60 million"
"Jay has handled and is handling the situation very badly"
"Unfortunately this is bound to backfire on him"
"The players are going to drag the PGA Tour to court, and I don't think they will lose the lawsuits"
“Why the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour don't sit at the table with the LIV Golf is a fact that continues to surprise me”.
Perfect synthesis, with words as heavy as stones.
We await the response from Jay Monahan.
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