According to media reports, the American Brooks Koepka is joining the LIV Invitational Series, which is funded by Saudi Arabia. The four-time major champion is currently number 19 in the world.
Stars like Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Bernd Wiesberger had recently joined the tour and were therefore excluded from the PGA. In the scene they are often referred to as “golf rebels”.
The US PGA Tour, which is in competition with the LIV Tour, is planning reforms to ward off the financial superiority a little. Of course, these plans are also primarily of a monetary nature: According to this, some traditional tournaments with prize money of at least 20 million dollars are to be upgraded from 2023.
The LIV opening tournament in London was last endowed with 25 million dollars. In addition, the PGA is planning a lucrative fall plan for the top 50 finishers of the FedEx Cup ranking with tournaments without a cut, as the LIV has already done in advance.
Source: Nachrichten
