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Bryson DeChambeau feels 'bad' for PGA golfers who refused Saudi money to defect to LIV Golf, but the former US Open champion insists that Tuesday's announced merger is still 'good' for the game.

'I do feel bad for the PGA Tour players because they were told one thing and something else happened, and our side, we were told one thing and it's come to fruition,' DeChambeau, who defected to LIV Golf for a reported $125 million in 2022, told CNN.

'It does stink a little bit from my perspective that the PGA Tour players are not necessarily winning. I hope they can find a way to make sure that they are valued in the same way that we are over at LIV… I think that'll happen, it's just going to take some time.'

The golf world was left stunned when the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit ended their bitter two-year dispute and announced an agreement to merge and form one unified commercial entity.

The shockwaves from the deal look set to reverberate for a good while and PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has already faced calls to resign at a meeting with players at the Canadian Open in Toronto.