It’s no surprise that the PGA Tour’s recent deal with the Strategic Sports Group (SSG) could serve as a calculated hedge against a continued spending war with LIV Golf and the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
The overnight announcement from the PGA Tour about its relationship with Strategic Sports Group is interesting only in the vein that some are riveted in how the rich get richer.
If you accept the invitation, should you expect them to pay the greens fees for you? Is the invite payment enough, since it’s a private club, and the onus is on you to pay for yourself? Should they pay, but you buy drinks afterwards?
Money. Money. Money. To the consternation of many in golf, talk about guaranteed contracts and who’s winning and who’s losing at the bank has dominated the landscape for more than a year now because of the arrival of the LIV Golf League.
Speaking with the media ahead of this week’s RBC Canadian Open, McIlroy – who has served as the face of the PGA Tour during its battle with the Saudi-backed league – expressed that his feelings towards LIV remain unchanged.
The Journal documented in detail Monahan’s use of a tour-owned private jet for both business and personal travel, as well as citing the commissioner’s 2020 compensation of $US14.2 million.
In his three starts on the breakaway LIV Golf series, Phil Mickelson has struggled mightily to conjure up the game that earned him his spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame.
One of Australia’s top pro golfers has invested his money back into Golf Australia’s elite amateur programs as part of the world-leading Give Back initiative.
As with many other issues surrounding this upstart tour, the details around all the money are shadowy. In an effort to get more granular, the Fire Pit Collective spoke with four managers/agents who represent LIV golfers; they were granted anonymity to facilitate candour.
Australian Golf Digest
