Scottie Scheffler, number one in the world, acknowledged on Tuesday that he is still not very clear about what has happened so that the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour and the controversial Saudi LIV Golf have decided to unite.
"I was in the gym (when the news broke). I really didn't know what was happening. I still have no idea," the American golfer said at a press conference prior to the start of the US Open in Los Angeles.
Winner of the Augusta Masters in 2022, Scheffler, along with others such as Jon Rahm, starts as one of the main contenders to win the US Open, a 'major' that will take place from Thursday to Sunday in the Californian city.
In any case, much of the talk these days in Los Angeles has to do with the alliance of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, although the American pointed out that he is trying to focus on what he can "control". "This is one of those scenarios that I've been focused on preparing for this week and that (the PGA and LIV Golf merger) is something that is out of my control.
I don't really know what will happen in the future but I'm interested. to see it because it affects me," he argued. "We'll see what happens. Like I said, I don't have a lot of control over that and things are starting to take shape with the whole deal, so I really don't know," he closed.
LIV Golf, also known as the Super Golf League, is a professional golf circuit. It was founded in 2022, with the sponsorship of the Public Investment Fund (it is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia) 1. The circuit rivals the PGA Tour (United States) and the DP World Tour (Europe), offering substantially higher prize money.
The name LIV refers to the total number of holes to be played in each event (54 in Roman numerals, corresponding to 3 rounds of 18 holes), as opposed to the usual 72 holes (4 rounds of 18 holes) on other tours. Alternatively, 54 is the score obtained by scoring a birdie on every hole on a par 72.2 round.
2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series
In March 2022, the CEO of LIV Golf, former professional golfer and former world number one Greg Norman, announced the schedule for the first season of the LIV Golf Invitational Series. This consists of eight tournaments, to be played over a total of 54 holes without cut.
Each tournament will have a field of 48 players, who will be grouped into 12 teams of four players, with simultaneous starts. The total amount of prizes to be distributed amounts to 255 million dollars.
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