It is a much-awaited debut with huge crowds expected at DLF Golf & Country Club and the reigning US Open champion is clearly up for the occasion, hoping the trip makes a huge impact on the game of golf in the world’s most populous country.
According to the Hindustan Times, the two-time major winner and his teammates on LIV’s Crushers squad are a “near certainty” to compete in India’s first-ever International Series tournament.
Leishman, still seeking his maiden individual title on the LIV circuit, shared runner-up honours with India’s Anirban Lahiri as both men pocketed $US1.875 million. Yet all talk in Chicago centred on Brooks Koepka’s form ahead of the Ryder Cup.
The domino effect of the latest LIV Golf signings was felt on Saturday (AEST) when six tour pros hoping to somehow keep their status on the PGA Tour for the 2022-23 season became the beneficiaries of the latest round of defections.
When McIlroy assumes the role of player director next year, it will mark the first time that an international player has served on the tour’s policy board since its inception in 1969.
Jason Dufner showed more about his game Sunday in winning the Memorial Tournament than he had in any of his previous victories, including his US PGA Championship triumph four years ago.
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