. >> reporter: two-time masters champion bubba watson is one of the many high-profile players who left tour in 2022 and accepted a multi-year contract from liv golf, and he has no regrets. what do you say to the people who have been critical of liv and what they're trying to do with the sport here? >> i'm doing something that's fun, energetic, and new. if you're going to grow the game of golf, this is the way, i believe, to do that. so for me, it's all about me and my family. so that's all i focus on. >> reporter: the 12-time winner on the pga tour joined liv golf at the very beginning, jumping into an unfolding proxy war that started when pga commissioner jay monahan dropped a bombshell announcement on cbs. >> we made a decision last week to suspend those players. and they're no longer eligible for tournament play. >> pga tour's first reaction to liv was very strong and very anti-. and jay monahan, the commissioner of pga tour, said anyone who plays on the liv golf tour will effectively be banned from playing on the pga tour. >> reporter: was there any shock, given how long you'd been