[Golf Topic] Saudi League "Tempting Amateur Top Rankers"... 'Invitation Sent'

Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf Investments, leading the LIV International Golf Series

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…The LIV International Golf Series has extended its reach to top amateur golfers as well.

The UK Telegraph reported on the 4th (Korean time) that "backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the LIV International Series, which is restructuring the existing professional golf ecosystem, has sent invitations to compete to the top 1 to 6 ranked amateur golfers." Unlike the PGA Tour or the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour), the LIV International Series plans to award prize money to amateur players.

The LIV International Series features only 48 players competing without a cut-off. Even the last-place finisher receives a hefty prize of $120,000. The winner takes home $4 million. The LIV International Series aims to secure promising young talent early. A spokesperson for the LIV International Series enticed, "We want to give amateur players the opportunity to quickly turn professional and earn unprecedented large sums of money before accumulating a professional career."

The LIV International Series will hold its opening round on June 9 in London, UK. The total prize money is $20 million. From now until October, eight tournaments of the same scale will be held in the UK, the US, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and other locations. The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have stated they will impose disciplinary actions such as bans on players who participate in the LIV International Series. Players like Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson (both from the US), Lee Westwood, and Ian Poulter (both from England) are likely to participate.

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