To say the breaking news of the PGA Tour’s merger with the LIV Golf League caught virtually everyone off guard would be a massive understatement.
Golf Twitter has been ablaze on this Tuesday morning with shock and awe and the reactions have been flying fast and furious.
Since the inception of the PGA Tour vs. LIV debate, there have been a few prominent, outspoken critics of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund-backed breakaway tour, most notably Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch and Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee.
A tweet he posted on May 31, essentially sums up his long-held view of LIV golf:
Chamblee has made his position clear time and again
Chamblee’s last tweet before merger news
Chamblee’s last Tweet on record pertaining to the situation was posted on June 2 as part of a continued thread about Phil Mickelson in particular and Chamblee’s efforts to get Lefty to join the Golf Channel set to discuss the state of affairs on live TV.
Brooks Koepka offers early opinion
Now, with the golf world turned on its head, Chamblee is a popular search term.
One of the early mentions of Chamblee on social media came from LIV golfer Brooks Koepka:
Koepka ‘buried’ Chamblee
The New York Post went so far as to say Koepka “buried” Chamblee with those four words.
Fan reaction
That sentiment was echoed time and again by golf fans, with variations of “Where’s Brandel?” or “How’s Brandel?” or “What’s Brandel going to do now?” flooding the zone.
Fan reaction
Fan reaction
Fan reaction
Story originally appeared on GolfWeek