It’s one thing to have confidence in your teenage son’s abilities as a golfer. It’s another thing entirely to plant your flag when he’s just 15 years old and bet on him winning a major championship some day.
A key provision that neither the PGA Tour nor LIV Golf would recruit players from the other circuit as officials from the tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund attempted to create a new for-profit entity has been scrapped, according to a report yesterday in the New York Times.
The social highlight of the week has been the Tuesday evening barbecue attended by as many as 70 guests, a figure made up primarily of (possible) Ryder Cup players, caddies, wives and girlfriends.
While the world’s best golfers in make their way to England for the Open Championship, one pro decided to make a different trip… a spiritual journey of meditation and elightenment that might just provide some mental assistance to his golf game.
This looks to be genuine. This isn’t some forced photo opp at the Ryder Cup. And these guys aren’t eligible for a PIP bonus so there isn’t a financial benefit to this. It appears they just wanted to take a fun photo together. What a wild turn of events.
Both players cited what will surely be widespread trust issues with the man in charge and both, understandably, pleaded ignorance as to what has been going on behind the scenes in what is supposed to be a member’s organisation.
The partnership could see betting markets displayed on LIV Golf’s TV broadcasts with the opportunity to place wagers through Simplebet’s partner books, which include DraftKings, Bet365 and Caesars, among others.
It represents an 18 percent increase from last year when the champion at St Andrews, Cameron Smith, earned $US2.5 million from a prize fund of $US14 million.
Australian Golf Digest
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