Brandel Chamblee has issued a savage response to Anthony Kim's surprise attack on social media following the golf analyst's comments about the ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
The golf analyst has become the unofficial spokesperson against Saudi Arabia's financial involvement in the sport since LIV Golf first emerged.
He felt the announcement of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour and PIF last summer was 'one of the saddest days in pro golf'.
Chamblee has regularly spoken out against Saudi Arabia's human rights record and has called out players for jumping to LIV Golf.
Anthony Kim hit out at Brandel Chamblee
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However, the 61-year-old shocked golf fans this week when he said it was time for the PGA Tour and PIF to reach an agreement.
He said on the Golf Channel: "The PGA Tour is in this pickle like it or not, but, do you want to compete with someone (LIV Golf) who's not gonna go away, who can outspend you (PIF).
"Every move they make that makes their Tour better deletes your Tour and causes more division within the Tour.
"So the time is now, to Rory's point about making a deal, I wouldn't have said that a year ago... but it is the better end of the bargain."
Chamblee's comments gained plenty of attention on social media with Kim, who joined LIV as a wild card in February this year to end his 12-year hiatus from professional golf, launching a surprise attack on the former PGA Tour star.
Kim branded Chamblee a 'p****y' and a 'talentless fool' while claiming the golf analyst is 'disliked by most people in the golf world'.
Chamblee issued a strongly-worded retort to Kim on social media while also taking a separate shot at Phil Mickelson.
His reply began: "This is about as inaccurate as a lot of Mickelson’s drives and sadly ironical coming two tweets after you asked for advice on raising your daughter that you would refer to someone as a female body part in a juvenile attempt to denigrate them.
Anthony Kim joined LIV Golf as a wildcard this year
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"It’s clear that you were not offered disability for your pithy takes.
"As for your criticism of me saying a deal with the Saudis is the best deal for golf right now, it’s something I’ve said recently, because I don’t think the Saudis are going to turn away from the game and they will continue to be a poaching threat and dilute the product of the PGA Tour.
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Anthony Kim left the PGA Tour suddenly in 2012
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"It’s the sad reality of you and your brethren on the LIV tour willingly dealing with a murderous dictator for profit so that he can hide his atrocities, that golf has had to try to figure out how to mitigate the influence of MBS, PIF and LIV in the otherwise philanthropical and merit based world of professional golf.
"Now why don’t you get back to doing what you formerly did best, which is to wow the world with your talent.
"I don’t like LIV for a lot of reasons, but I certainly enjoyed your golf and would love to see you playing anything like the semblance of the golfer you used to be."
