When Collins asked a follow-up question about the other human rights issues present in the Middle Eastern country, including the state murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he held his stance. I think this is what they're trying to accomplish, LIV is trying to accomplish, the PIF is trying to accomplish, we're all trying to accomplish is a better world for everybody and a way to provide great entertainment for everybody around the world.'

'I think as we move forward from that, we gotta look towards the pathway to peace and forgiveness, especially if we're trying to mend the world and make it a better place. I have deep sympathy, I don't know exactly what they're feeling, I can't ever know what they feel, but I have a huge amount of respect for their position and what they believe, nor do I ever want anything like that to ever occur again. 'I think as time has gone on, 20 years has passed and we're in a place now where it's time to start trying to work together to make things better together as a whole. 'I think we'll never be able to repay the families back for what exactly happened just over 20 years ago and what happened is definitely horrible,' he said. The organization 9/11 Families United released a statement saying the group felt 'shocked and deeply offended' by the merger, especially because the PGA Tour had previously taken a hard stance on the side of the families.ĭeChambeau acknowledged the pain the families must feel at suffering such a tragedy, but explained why he still feels confident in his decision to play with LIV Golf. The families of the victims from the 9/11 terrorist attacks have been vocal in their opposition to LIV Golf and its backing by the Saudi government. Bryson DeChambeau addresses LIV Golf criticism from families of 9/11 victims 'Reaching a younger demographic at a time when the sport has never been more popular and doing so by coming together to collaborate at this point in time, that's where we see the commonality in purpose and that's where we see this huge opportunity,' Monahan said. 'I think working together, we can have a faster growth rate than the way it was for the past 10 or 20 years.' I think the growth is there,' Al-Rumayyan said.

'If you look at the size of golf, monetary-wise, it's about $100 billion today. 'As it's come to fruition now, I think that this is the best thing that could ever happen for the game of golf and I'm extremely proud to be a part of that because of the fact that the fans are gonna get what they want, the players are gonna experience something a little different, a little new on the PGA Tour side, but I truly believe in the end, the game of golf wins in this scenario.'Įarlier on Tuesday, Al-Rumayyan and PGA commissioner Jay Monahan spoke about their shared vision and how they ultimately came together. 'That's been his vision from the start when we first started talking a few years ago. Yassir (Al-Rumayyan, the PIF governor) has always been a staunch supporter of golf globally and wanted to grow the game,' he said. 'There's a lot more behind closed doors that's been going on.

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