PGA Tour stars offer differing views of new Saudi Super Golf League

Bryson DeChambeau was mum on the subject for most of the weekend following rumors he planned to join Mickelson in the new league. Then, DeChambeau eventually said he did not plan on leaving the PGA Tour, although his comments do suggest that he would jump ship if his biggest competitors did so first.

"While there has been a lot of speculation surrounding my support for another tour, I want to make it very clear that as long as the best players in the world are playing the PGA Tour, so will I," DeChambeau said in a statement, via CBS Sports. "I am focused on getting myself healthy and competing again soon. I appreciate all the support."

DeChambeau was reportedly offered upward of $100 million to play in the SGL.

News of the new league has caused a swift divide among golf pros given Saudi Arabia's heinous human rights violations and history of violence. Mickelson in particular has come under fire for comments he made about joining the SGL in order to put pressure on the PGA — even if it means turning a blind eye to crimes committed by the Saudi government.

"... They killed [Washington Post reporter and U.S. resident Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights," Mickelson said in an interview back in November, via ESPN. "They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates."

McIlroy had some pretty harsh words for Mickelson over the weekend, calling Lefty's comments "egotistical" and "ignorant," which all but solidified the Irishman will also stay put in the PGA Tour.