The inaugural LIV event is June 9-11 outside London. Instead, he said players could sign up for any of the eight tournaments, which offer $20 million in prize money with an additional $5 million purse for the team aspect.Įven then, PGA Tour players - no matter their world ranking - cannot apply for conflicting event releases for the five tournaments planned for the United States. Norman since has said the rival league he envisioned will be put on hold for two years. None of the top 10 players in the world has expressed interested in Norman’s venture. Still unclear is who will be playing in the LIV Golf events. Within days, the biggest names in golf - some of whom had been contemplating taking the guaranteed Saudi riches - publicly stated support for the PGA Tour. Mickelson also said he recruited three other top players and they paid attorneys to write the operating agreement for the proposed league. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates,” Mickelson told Shipnuck, whose unauthorized biography on Mickelson is to be released next month. They execute people over there for being gay. “We know they killed (Washington Post reporter Jamal) Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights. Norman’s plan for a rival league suffered a big setback in February when Mickelson, viewed as a chief recruiter for Norman, was quoted by Shipnuck as saying the Saudis were “scary mother(expletives) to get involved with,” and that he was working with Norman to get leverage for changes he wanted on the PGA Tour. Trump Bedminster in New Jersey is scheduled to hold a tournament the last weekend in July. It would be the second course owned by former President Donald Trump to host one of the LIV Golf events run by Norman.
Meanwhile, Norman announced the season-ending team championship for his LIV Golf Invitational series would be at Trump National Doral Miami, the first tournament at the “Blue Monster” since the PGA Tour moved a World Golf Championship to Mexico in 2017.