Members of the PGA Tour are a strong group, and when somebody goes after one of them, several rally behind. 

A recent article in Golfweek accused Patrick Cantlay, who has "romanced" LIV Golf, of running a "coup d'etat" despite being a member of the PGA Tour's policy board.

The piece also claims Cantlay has tried to rally players against the PGA's agreement with the Saudi Public Investment Fund.

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"Patrick Cantlay, who carries himself with the assurance of a man convinced he’d be a partner at Goldman Sachs if he wasn’t merely sporting its logo on his cap, has been trying to rally players against the deal with the Saudis, and against members of the Tour’s policy board who architected or support it," Eamon Lynch wrote in his opinion piece. "It hardly needs to be stated that his objections aren’t based on the morality of dealing with human rights abusers. Existing PGA Tour incentives won’t much benefit Cantlay. He won’t get rich from the Player Impact Program that bonuses stars on fan engagement since the only needle he moves is the gas gauge on his car. So the logic of Cantlay’s coup d’etat is that if LIV disappears as a threat — a likely occurrence under the deal — then players like him have no options, no leverage over the Tour, and no prospects for the lucrative payday to which they feel entitled."

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Several members of the PGA caught wind of Lynch's words, and felt they had to show support for their colleague.

2013 Masters champion Adam Scott kick-started a movement by posting a message in support of Cantlay and ripping Lynch.

"These are serious times for golf and there are serious matters. Should articles like this form part of this debate?" Scott wrote on Instagram with a screenshot of the headline of Lynch's article.

"Putting aside personal barbs and fluffy adjectives would be helpful, dealing with facts presented with integrity far superior. Talk of a Cantlay coup d'etat - really? Perhaps some proof rather than faceless speculation? Cheap shots at players ‘value of charisma’? Clearly, many companies value the players. Those players must be entitled to some time and information to decide what is palatable and what is not, after an about-face of Tour management policy. The process will likely be served with objectivity and truth."

Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler and Will Zalatoris each shared Scott's message to their Instagram Stories.

Cantlay said before the U.S. Open he "was confused about what was really going on" regarding the PGA-LIV deal, per SB Nation.

Fowler and Zalatoris are also a part of the player council.

PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan has been absent due to a medical situation.

A former Democratic political consultant from New Jersey was handed down a 24-year federal prison sentence Thursday after being convicted of hiring two hitmen to kill a colleague. 

Sean Caddle, 45, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit murder-for-hire in the killing of Michael Galdieri, whose apartment was set on fire after he was fatally stabbed in 2014. Though Caddle admitted to the killing, U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez sounded skeptical of his acceptance of any responsibility.

He said it sounded as if Caddle was trying to "save his own skin" by cooperating with prosecutors. 

"This is one of the most unusual and certainly one of the most heinous crimes I’ve encountered as a judge," Vazquez said.

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Caddle did not comment on the sentence after the court proceeding. Two of Galdieri’s relatives, who declined to give their names, stood in the courtroom as one read a statement from the family.

"How could I effectively articulate the impact that it has on you, that your brother was murdered and his apartment set on fire?" the woman said.

She said she felt "complete stupidity and regret" over crying in Caddle’s arms after her brother’s death and that she thought he was a friend of the family's. 

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Caddle told prosecutors he wanted Galdieri dead because Galdieri was threatening to extort money from him in exchange for not exposing wrongdoing Galdieri claimed Caddle committed through his political consulting business.

One of two ex-convicts who pleaded to a Connecticut bank robbery in 2014 assisted prosecutors when he told them about a murder that occurred that same year. George Bratsenis was later sentenced to 16 years and Bomani Africa to 20 years after they ultimately pleaded guilty to helping Caddle with the murder.

Caddle asked Bratsenis if he could find someone to commit murder for $15,000, Bratsenis said.

Caddle said he wanted Galdieri dead within a month and gave Bratsenis up to $4,000 upfront, according to prosecutors. On May 22, 2014, the Bratsenis and Africa drove together to the apartment of Galdieri, who had been expecting Bratsensis because they had discussed robbing drug dealers together, authorities said.

He was fatally stabbed in his home and the residence was doused with gasoline and set on fire. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.