Brandel Chamblee reacts to 'personalities' claim in LIV Golf-PGA Tour debate: "Greedy and short sighted"

Brandel Chamblee recently responded to a journalist's claim that LIV Golf took away all the 'personalities' from golf. He referred to the professionals' move as greedy and short-sighted.

Chamblee is a former PGA Tour professional who now works as an analyst for the Golf Channel. He has been one of the harshest critics of the Saudi-backed circuit and has accused the associated players of taking Saudi Arabia's "blood money."

On Saturday, December 28, Brandel Chamblee countered several arguments on X, such as the PGA Tour suffering from LIV-defected players and its current players being boring. In response, journalist Robert Lusetich wrote that professional golf suffered since the Saudi-backed circuit removed the personalities. However, Chamblee disagreed with Lusetich's claim.

"LIV golf didn’t take personalities so much as those willing to sell their business for a discount," Chamblee wrote. "If you want to call that “personality” so be it, I call it greedy and short sighted. As for foils, once again, LIV bought a moment in time and in time, Scheffler and McIlroy will have a compelling foil, not in Rahm or DeChambeau, but in history."

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"None seem to exceed his gift for self-delusion" - Brandel Chamblee slams Jon Rahm after one year of his LIV Golf move

Brandel Chamblee has slammed Jon Rahm after one year of his LIV Golf switch.

"This past year, after Jon Rahm’s defection to LIV in late 2023, the dominos were supposed to fall, forcing the hand of the PGA Tour, a deal between the two tours was presumed to be imminent," he wrote on X.

"Now as a golfer, Rahm has many talents but none seem to exceed his gift for self-delusion. Turns out he was not the impetus to change, although Trump’s election is likely to have more of an impact in that regard, than Rahm’s defection."

For the uninitiated, LIV Golf came into existence in 2022, and many top names such as Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and Bryson DeChambeau moved to the emerging league.

Last year, Jon Rahm announced his move to LIV, shocking the golf fraternity. This was even more surprising, as both circuits had agreed to form a common framework just a few months earlier.

For Rahm, his rookie season on the Saudi circuit proved to be memorable, as he won the individual championship with the help of two victories. He earned $34,754,488, including an $18 million bonus payout for winning the championship.