Just days into the new year, talk of a rival league has already begun at the PGA Tour’s lid-lifter in Maui, and Jordan Spieth was among those asked about the proposed Saudi League on Tuesday during his pre-tournament presser for the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
While Spieth admitted that a Saudi-backed league would be a “threat” to the Tour, he also contended that, in some respect, all the rumors and rumblings of a potential challenger have actually been a good thing for the Tour.
“I think as a player, overall, it will benefit in that I think that the changes that have come from the PGA Tour have been modernized in a way that may or may not have come about if [the reports on the Saudi League] weren't there,” Spieth said.