story, because, look, next week the tournament is supposed to start. they re saying, pga, this isn t what you think about in terms of the live golf tournament. it s about you wanting to be in control. how do you see it? i think, laura, that we are watching golf spontaneously combust, men s golf. literally a civil war is going on, and this is a sport that could implode in on itself. this stayed country club sport of men s golf and women s golf, too, for that matter mostly old white guys and rich white guys, whatever, they are now at war. and it is it s absolutely fascinating for golf fans i think it s infuriating and confusing. and it may well affect the fan interest in the sport. tiger woods is certainly on the way out and tv ratings have gone down without tiger. phil mickelson as you of course
this week is pivotal, with the first event of the liv invitational series getting under way on thursday. and today, the former world number one, dustinjohnson, who is taking part, announced that he has resigned from the pga tour the very circuit he has competed on week to week and made $74 million over the course of his career. his commitment to this new venture is a significant u turn after the two time major winner committed to the pga tour in february. we ll be live with our golf correspondent shortly, but first, daniel glyde explains how men s golf has got to this point. it s been called by some the breakaway tour that could change professional golf forever. the saudi funded liv series is certainly causing a storm, and today, the most dramatic development yet two time major championjustinjohnson major champion justin johnson resigned dustin. major championjustinjohnson resigned dustin. to so he can play all eight events of the £200