Beloved PGA Tour professional calls out LIV Golf’s extreme cursing at Masters

Practically a month has handed since LIV Golf and PGA Tour gamers got here collectively for the season’s first main.

There have been quite a few events of LIV gamers utilizing profanities and having outbursts whereas on the course. However apparently, it doesn’t occur solely in LIV occasions.

Beloved PGA Tour skilled Padraig Harrington voiced his opinion on the questionable language used at The Masters whereas he appeared on the Peter Finch Tough Lower podcast.

“There was fairly a little bit of — on the Masters… there was an terrible lot of additional expletives from LIV gamers,” Harrington stated.

These NSFW moments have change into considerably widespread on the Saudi-backed circuit, particularly from Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton. They had been behind a number of scorching mic moments whereas on the PGA Tour and have been concerned in additional since becoming a member of LIV Golf.

“Clearly, LIV gamers don’t get fined for expletives, and I’m not saying they’re inspired, however they’re actually not discouraged from doing it,” he continued.

Rahm and Hatton are two of probably the most passionate gamers on the skilled excursions. Golf brings out emotion, and lots of gamers put on their hearts on their sleeves.

Regardless, correct golf etiquette ought to nonetheless be maintained when attainable, particularly when taking part in in a event like The Masters.

“There’s no maintain again on LIV, and that’s one thing I don’t wish to see going into the sport,” he added. “Look, I’m not in opposition to the gamers breaking a golf membership. After I got here out within the recreation, I might have been very, very robust — and I nonetheless am robust on the etiquette of the sport.”

“I don’t thoughts what some other participant does so long as he doesn’t injury the golf course or have an effect on his taking part in companions. So I’ve no downside,” Harrington stated. “If one other participant desires to interrupt 14 golf equipment, I’ll really snort at him.”

The 52-year-old is clearly obsessed with defending the standard integrity of the sport.

“I’m not glad if he decides to smash up a bit of floor on the golf course. So something you wish to do to your self, properly … that’s wonderful,” he stated. “However there positively must be some moderation on it. There was just a little bit an excessive amount of of it.”

Harrington doubtless stated what many others felt after witnessing the expletives at Augusta Nationwide. Golf etiquette must be maintained at a fairly excessive stage as a result of, in spite of everything, it is called the gentleman’s sport.

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Taking part in By. For extra golf protection, you’ll want to observe us @_PlayingThrough on all main social platforms. You too can observe her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports.