Sure, PGA purses went up in a desperate attempt to "counter" the attack, but when the Saudis gain complete control, and there are no options, those purses will go back down.
They used Lefty and a few others who gladly sold out. PGA players were making a fair living, are you kidding me?
I guess you have never been in or around any billion dollar hostile corporate takeovers, nor are you acquainted with sophisticated predatory pricing strategies. At least think of a no limit hold 'em poker game, one has $800B, the other has $3B, who wins?
Again, our only hope is if Congress blocks this deal, they could find this takeoverf to be illegal.