As LIV Golf and the PGA Tour work toward possibly reunifying professional golf with an alliance between the two rival leagues, golf legend Fred Couples doesn’t seem to understand the hype surrounding LIV Golf.
During an interview ahead of the Masters this year, Fred Couples had a pretty brutal assessment of LIV Golf, making it clear that he simply does not think that it’s good for golf or better than the PGA Tour.
“I don’t think I’ll ever understand it. Maybe I’ll go to one and see what it’s really, really like. I know how great they are as players. I get it all, and I get the 54 holes and you drive a cart to your tee and shotgun. That’s easy to pick on. Sometimes I’ve picked on comments that people have made, and I’ve picked on comments that they talk about the Tour, which I’ve said I have now 44 years invested in, and I don’t want anyone picking on a tour that I think is very good,” Couples said according to USA Today.
“Now, everything can get better, but let me tell you, if the LIV Tour is better for golf, I’m missing something there. But again, I’m not here to bash them anymore. I’m going to see them all tonight (at the Champions Dinner)… I love DJ. I love Brooks. I don’t know if they even comment on the LIV Tour. They just play golf. So please don’t tell me the LIV Tour is as good as the PGA Tour. I don’t want to hear it.”
It’s a pretty honest assessment of the Saudi-backed league.
