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PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan has come out swinging in his criticism of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, branding it an 'irrational threat' trying to buy the game.
Rather than backing down to the new cash-rich venture, the PGA Tour are fighting back and this week announced a substantial increase in its own future prize money.
That said, Monahan was quick to tell reporters in Connecticut that there is no way his Tour can compete financially with LIV.
PGA Tour chief Jay Monahan has hit out at the rebel Saudi-led LIV Golf series once again
Brooks Koepka (above) is the latest to quit the PGA Tour to join the controversial new series
'If this is an arms race, and if the only weapons here are dollar bills, the PGA Tour can't compete,' he said on the eve of the Travelers Championship. 'The PGA Tour, an American