Adam Scott, Australia's former World No.1, says golf's shock peace deal has left a lot of questions unanswered, especially for those "emotionally" invested in the outcome.
Scott said Tuesday's player meeting – ahead of the Travelers Championship – was calmer than the one which followed news of the "framework agreement" between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), which bankrolls the LIV Golf League.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan faced calls to resign at the initial meeting and the following week stepped away from day-to-day operations to recuperate from a "medical situation".
The PGA Tour and LIV Golf officially motioned to drop their respective lawsuits against each other last Friday, but how the deal will actually work in practice remains unclear.
"I think the player meeting went well last night from where the player meeting was two weeks ago. I think some of the emotions have cooled," said Scott, Masters champion in 2013.
"There are still lots of questions to be answered because we really only have this framework that was announced.
"I'm caught up emotionally because I stayed on the PGA Tour. It was put to us that if we left, we were never coming back, and it seems there is going to be pathways back.” – Adam Scott.
"So, although that seems fairly simple, the deal sounds quite complex and this could take a long time.
"Hopefully everyone is cooling down and, as things go along, there is transparency to the players and those questions get answered.
"And then I think it will be evaluated whether it's a good deal for the PGA Tour and its players and the game of golf."
Asked how he felt personally about the deal, Scott said: "As far as the deal goes, I'm happy to wait and see how the deal points are worked out and see whether that really suits as a whole.
"Of course, I have some emotional ... I'm caught up emotionally because I stayed on the PGA Tour. It was put to us that if we left, we were never coming back, and it seems there is going to be pathways back.”
"I'm not sure that I ever felt angry about it. Last week (the U.S Open) felt like a break from it. Even though we were all there and the same players are there, it wasn't a PGA Tour event. It was run by the USGA and felt like a break.
"We're straight back into it with player meetings here this week.”
"I think that's like what I said before – just when you're very surprised, some emotions are stirred up and you can't help but feel left in the dark, even though I don't expect to run the PGA Tour and them to run everything by me.”
"It was just sooner than maybe anybody thought. That's all. Guys still have tons of questions. Hopefully they're answered in time."
Scott will play alongside Garrick Higgo and former Open champion Stewart Cink in the first two rounds at TPC River Highlands.
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