Mr. Soundoff Says: Masters proves how great golf can be when PGA/LIV unite
The PGA Tour is the real golf tour, has history, means more. LIV tour has the money, is a sideshow tour for fun that has divided the great players.
John Sears wishes they would all come back together and rivalries could happen more often.
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