The book – which dives into the division between the PGA Tour and LIV – claimed that Koepka let out an expletive rant against Thomas and co after he was criticized for joining the Saudi-backed league.\u00a0Fire Pit Collective’s<\/strong>\u00a0Shipnuck wrote: “Despite the relaxed setting, Koepka radiated some heat when reflecting on his career change.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201c’F*** all of those country club kids who talk shit about me,’ he said, referring to the likes of Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and others. \u2018’You think I give a f*** what they think? You think I care what people say about me? I just had three surgeries, and I\u2019m supposed to turn down $130 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI grew up with nothing. After signing that contract, the first person I called was my mom. We both cried.'” A second excerpt then claimed that an unnamed LIV Golf player took aim at Rory McIlroy, over his hard stance against the breakaway circuit.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> One man clearly unhappy with the release of the alleged claims was Thomas, who took to Twitter to vent his frustrations. \u201cI\u2019d like to speak on behalf of a lot of Tour players and say we\u2019re sick of\u00a0@AlanShipnuck\u00a0doing what he does,\u201d Thomas wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cBring positivity and good stories to help grow the game of golf, not try and make money bashing guys, earning zero trust, with a lot of incorrect information. Ridiculous.\u201d He was soon echoed by his Ryder Cup team Koepka too.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n In response to Thomas\u2019 claims that PGA Tour players were \u2018sick\u2019 of Shipnuck\u2019s report, the LIV star added: \u201cAnd LIV players\u2026\u201d Author Shipnuck was quick to defend his actions after being criticized for using anonymous sources in his findings.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat JT wants is p.r, or hagiography, not journalism,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cI\u2019ve written many feel-good stories about golfers and the game, but scrutiny and criticism is sometimes warranted. LlV v. Tour has been incredibly divisive and I captured that. It\u2019s not my role to whitewash things.\u201d<\/p>\n
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