LIV Golf’s lowest-paid star nonetheless made stomach-turning amount of cash final 12 months
LIV Golf is again with the LIV Golf Mayakoba at El Camaleon Golf Course in Mexico.
The Saudi-backed league despatched shock waves via the game when it was first created – with massive identify gamers ditching the PGA Tour for the brand new upstarts. And the hundreds of thousands pumped into the tour has shortly became eye-watering quantities of prize cash.
Last season’s lowest-paid participant was Sam Horsfield – and regardless of lacking a lot of the season via a hip harm – Horsfield nonetheless pocketed $1.5million (£1.18million). The Englishman was a part of the inaugural occasion in London, and he’d produced some eye-catching performances.
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However, his hip gave manner celebrating at LIV Golf Adelaide: “My first natural reaction was to go crazy,” Horsfield stated. “Then I saw the video later and thought, ‘Oh my god, what an idiot.’”
The Manchester-based golfer spent 5 months away from the circuit earlier than returning again in September. And whereas Horsfield earned a fairly penny – it was nothing in comparison with the $36.1million (£28.3million) Talor Gooch took house.
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LIV Golf and the PGA Tour have mentioned making an attempt to merge – however there was no settlement but.
“We’re just going to continue down our own roads and how it all integrates and comes together is something to be seen,” stated American Bryson DeChambeau, 30, who joined LIV final summer season.
“I hope at some point we’ll come back together. It needs to happen. I hope people can just put down their weapons and come to the table and figure it out. As time goes on, I think things will settle down in a positive way for both.”
