Scottie Scheffler takes subtle shot at LIV Golf

"I have said it a few times this year. If you want to figure out what’s going to happen in the game of golf, go to the other tour and ask those guys," Scheffler said, per Jack Hirsch of Golf.com. "I'm still here playing the PGA Tour. We had a tour where we all played together, and the guys that left, it's their responsibility, I think, to bring the tours back together. Go see where they're playing this week and ask them."

LIV Golf, which has a much lighter schedule than the PGA Tour, isn't playing this week, but Scheffler's point still stands. The only reason the PGA Tour and the PIF are in negotiations to unify professional golf is that players got greedy and took the money. They decided to choose a rival tour over the PGA Tour, and now want to get back in. Why should they expect the PGA Tour to welcome them back with open arms?

In April, the PGA Tour rejected the PIF's offer to invest $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprises. The PIF wants to keep LIV Golf intact and put its governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, on the board of PGA Tour Enterprises. The PGA Tour is pushing for one premier circuit for professional golf and doesn't want Al-Rumayyan making business decisions for the tour, so the two sides haven't found a middle ground. 

The PGA Tour is just fine operating independently, while LIV Golf has struggled to build an engaged fan base in the United States. LIV and the PIF fractured professional golf, so they'll need to make concessions if they want to rebuild a happy family.