On Tuesday afternoon, the news hit like a bombshell:
The world's three largest golf tours then announced that they have signed an agreement that "will unite the sport of golf globally".
Players unaware
The announcement came like a bolt from the sky, and judging by the reactions, the tour's players do not seem to have known it was coming.
"I love getting morning news on Twitter," two-time major winner Collin Morikawa wrote on Twitter.
"There's nothing like finding out on Twitter that we're merging with a tour we said we'd never do it with," writes Canadian pro Mackenzie Hughes.
Even Swedish European Tour player Marcus Kinhult had no idea what was going on.
"15 seconds before you called, I got a message from my agent. He was as ignorant as me and everyone else, it seems," he says.
You hadn't heard any rumors that it was going on?
– No, I checked the calendar first and checked if it was April 1. But it's not, haha.
"Good if everyone gets along"
Kinhult emphasizes that right now it is a little unclear what today's news means, but is basically positive about the news that the tours are now starting to cooperate.
"It's only good if everyone gets along, I think.
The players who have transferred to the LIV Tour have been banned from playing on the European Tour following a decision by a sports court earlier this year. The news published today states that the parties will work to ensure that players in the future can play on all different tours, something that Kinhult sees as positive.
"From an egotistical perspective, I look at it positively, because I want to play golf against the best opposition possible, and get to max out against the best. After all, that is what we have dreamed of. And if the European Tour were to be strengthened, I would get closer to that dream," he says.