The golfing world has been flipped on its head with the shock announcement the PGA Tour and DP World Tour will merge with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
It's led to players feeling betrayed, and some asking for the Tour's commissioner to walk after they were kept in the dark over the deal which has seen many of them turn down hundreds of millions of dollars and take a moral stand - for what now looks like nothing.
Since its foundation in 2021, LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have been at war. Rebel players have been banned and court cases have been brought.
But on Wednesday, the sworn enemies turned the other cheek.
"What we're talking about today is coming together to unify the game of golf," said commissioner Jay Monohan. "And to do so under one umbrella."
Monahan and governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund Yasir al-Rumayyan sat side by side.
Just last year, Monahan invoked the spectre of the September 11 terror attacks to persuade players not to sign with the Saudi-funded tour.
It was a top-secret deal. Even the PGA Tour's policy board which includes high-profile players was kept in the dark.
"I feel like there's gonna be a lot of guys that feel like the tour sold out," said Canada's Adam Hadwin.
Players who took the money were told they wouldn't be allowed back on tour. Now, it looks like the LIV defectors got the best of both worlds.
The biggest losers are those who stayed loyal to the PGA, costing themselves tens, if not hundreds, of millions.
"I turned that down," said Mackenzie Hughes. "Then, these guys get to come back, potentially.
"There's a lot of frustration there."
The tensions resulted in an emergency meeting between the players and commissioner at the Canadian Open.
"I guess we're all wondering why it has changed quickly," added Hughes. "It comes back to money, I think in my mind."
With the deal just a framework agreement, the players may still get to have their say on the landmark deal.
