Bob Parsons explains why PXG won’t work with LIV

PXG boss Bob Parsons has revealed why he does not – and will not – do business with the LIV Golf League.

The dot.com billionaire told Esquire that the Greg Norman-fronted circuit’s links to Saudi Arabia don’t sit well with him.

A former marine who served in the Vietnam war, Parsons is uncomfortable about the country’s links to the September 11 terror attacks in New York City.

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As a result, he won’t allow the PXG name to go anywhere near the tour or any of its players.

“I will say this here, on the LIV tour, I consider myself a patriot,” Parsons said. “With the stuff that went down at 9/11, I have a hard time getting involved with them.

“I know, sometimes, bygones got to be bygones, and I’ve forgiven a lot of people … I just cannot bring myself to do anything with [LIV], and the guys who are heroes, they all agree with that.”

Several players now aligned with LIV have previously been sponsored by PXG, amongst them Jason Kokrak, Patrick Reed, Hudson Swafford and Pat Perez.

However, Parsons confirmed that they no longer have any affiliation to his brand.

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“We really don’t have guys on that tour,” he added. “I mean, we’ve had some guys that had contracts that went on that tour, and I honored the contracts. But now that the contracts are up, I have no contract with them, and I don’t think they can contract with sponsors with the LIV tour, at least.

“I don’t know. I could be speaking out of school, but if I had an opportunity to come up and do it, I wouldn’t do it.”

The fifth event of the LIV season takes place this week in Singapore.

Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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