NY Times · Mar 31, 2023
PGA Tour-LIV Golf Rivalry Could Make for a Tense Masters Dinner
Players from the competing tours will be shoulder to shoulder at the traditional Champions Dinner. Feelings about that are mixed.
Last year’s Masters Champions Dinner at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Green jackets are awarded to Masters winners and golf club members.Credit...Augusta NationalThis might get awkward.
Forget the menu of cheeseburgers, firecracker shrimp, rib-eyes and redfish. This year’s Masters Champions Dinner on Tuesday night will have PGA Tour players meeting face-to-face with six former colleagues who have defected to LIV Golf, the Saudi-financed league.