The LIV Golf collection has been making headlines in latest instances, typically for all of the improper causes, with the Saudi-funded collection that includes tournaments with three rounds of 18 holes, totalling 54 holes as a substitute of the standard 72.
Funded by enormous funding, and with loads of cash on supply for golfers who’re prepared to decide to the LIV Series, it has led to widespread controversy in golf circles.
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Both earlier LIV Golf collection occasions have been received by South Africans, with Charl Schwartzel triumphing in occasion one on the Centurion Club in London and Branden Grace on the second cease at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland.
The Saudi-backed LIV Golf collection on Wednesday has additionally simply confirmed 45 of the 48 gamers set to tee off at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster between 29-31 July.
The vast majority of the field for the third LIV Golf Invitational Series occasion has been confirmed – and it incorporates six South Africans. Once once more there will probably be three rounds performed, no reduce and $4 million for the person winner.
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In an interview with Golf Digest, Ernie Els – who’s a four-time main champion hit out on the idea of the LIV Series.
“Just because you are playing for $20 million a week doesn’t change anything. It’s still 54 holes. There’s no basis to it, there’s no substance to it. You can’t have a 48-man tour playing no-cut golf and expect the world to take you seriously. It’s not going to happen.…
“The rest of the world is playing 72-hole stroke-play events. You have a cut after 36 holes and that’s how you get your ranking and make your money. LIV Golf doesn’t do that, so why would you be under the same brush with the rest of the world. It doesn’t make any sense. It’s a different format of golf. It’s what we do on the Champions Tour at the age of 50 and they don’t give us world ranking points.”
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Both Schwartzel and Grace are within the area for subsequent week’s occasion and will probably be joined by compatriots Hennie du Plessis, Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Harding and Shaun Norris.
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