According to reports, the 2016 US Open champion and 2020 Masters winner aggravated a back injury during a practice round at Royal Greens that also forced to pull out of Wednesday’s pro-am.
A total of 35 players out of 77 starters secured right of passage onto the Asian Tour this year, which promises to be the most lucrative in its history.
The Saudi International begins on February 2, opposite the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and is expected to include a number of LIV Golf members.
The player who tops the standings after the season-ending BNI Indonesian Masters in the first week of December will receive an exemption into the LIV Golf League for 2023.
As expected, the Internationals look in big trouble after Day 1 at this week’s Presidents Cup. On the bright side, they could have a major talent heading their way in a couple years. And he’ll even be able to legally drive a car by then.
Australian Golf Digest sources have also confirmed an announcement of a new golf league – separate to the 10 new Asian Tour events – is imminent, and that Norman will be confirmed as its inaugural Commissioner
A stronger field and a greater certainty of proceeding are the driving forces behind the decision of tournament organisers to delay the 102nd staging of the New Zealand Open at the Millbrook Resort near Queenstown.
China’s General Administration of Sports cited “science and order” as impetus for its decision. The country has largely contained and curbed transmission of COVID-19; however, China is on guard for imported cases of the disease.
The decision for the tour’s restart in September is also largely centred on international travel restrictions, which can present a huge logistic challenge for many players living outside countries where tournaments are staged.
Australian Golf Digest
