Fred Couples continues his loyalty to the PGA Tour and those golfers who dislike or have spurned the Saudi-backed LIV Golf continue to dump gas on the continuing fire brewing between the two entities.
Couples ripped Cameron Smith, the 2022 British Open champion and latest golfer to defect to LIV Golf, and shared his thoughts on social media.
Smith said in a press conference earlier this week that he joined the new circuit because it’s exciting.
“I’m just really excited to be here. This is a new kind of chapter in my life. I think this is the future of golf. I love how it is out here. It’s a little bit more laid back on the range, the music playing. I love that stuff. I play with music at home and yeah, I just can’t wait to be a part of this,” Smith said.
“Like I said, I think this is the future of golf. I think it needs to change. Particularly as our golf fans become younger, I think we need to do something to make it exciting for them. I think it’s the right move for sure.”
Couples didn’t find that reasoning to be satisfactory.
To all my friends who I missed birthdays & weddings …… so sorry, I was busy earning a living on the @pgatour and in my line of work the goal is to EARN your way to work weekends. And by weekends i mean 72 holes. Sorry not sorry .
— fredcouplesgolf (@fredcouplesgolf) September 1, 2022
“To all my friends who I missed birthdays & weddings,” Couple wrote. “so sorry, I was busy earning a living on the @pgatour and in my line of work the goal is to EARN your way to work weekends. And by weekends i mean 72 holes. Sorry not sorry.”
Couples is a former No. 1 ranked golfer, who won the 1992 Masters Tournament and is a World Golf Hall of Famer.
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