Matt Fitzpatrick makes feelings brutally clear on LIV Golf-PGA merger talks

Matt Fitzpatrick has candidly expressed his indifference about the discussions on the contentious merger in pro golf.

Amid speculations that dialogues between the PGA Tour , the DP World Tour, and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf might progress during the Alfred Dunhill Championship, all eyes were on PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund which funds LIV Golf.

The two, seen sharing laughs at Carnoustie during Thursday's first round , are reportedly engaging in private negotiations to reconcile the divided world of men's golf, which has been in disarray following LIV's emergence.

Yet, despite the friendly images and behind-the-scenes diplomacy, former U.S. Open winner Fitzpatrick remains supremely unconvinced any significant breakthrough will occur on the Scottish greens. He questioned: "I don't think they are going to decide the future of golf in five hours around Carnoustie. I know Carnoustie is pretty bloody hard. Not much time for talking.

"I think in terms of bringing the game together this week, I'm passed the point of caring. I just don't care. Me saying things to the PGA TOUR board, me saying things to the DP World Tour board, it's not going to change, so why am I going to waste my time talking about it."

Rory McIlroy has hinted that a merger could be on the horizon, possibly by year's end, but he acknowledges there's a "50-50" split among players that needs to be resolved.

Fitzpatrick weighed in on whether the tension between the two golf factions has subsided, saying, "Not necessarily. I think there's probably some players in the States, their feelings, I don't think they would be very happy.

"If I'm probably brutally honest, at the start, I probably was pretty against it and it was not of any interest to me to go and play [in] LIV. But I've always said that I understood why people went. I've got no issues with that. No issues at all."

"My issue was always [that] you've gone over there. I don't feel like it's fair for you to try and come back and play. But I would say I've changed on that now. Again, I just don't care. I just want to focus on myself."

"I think that's what's important, and try and play the best golf I can. I don't want to get 10 years down the road and look back. I'm not going to sit there and think, 'oh, I wish I'd got more involved in that LIV and PGA TOUR'. It's like, you're wasting your time."