"Live less money", the new event "split" golf world

[Global Times Special Reporter Xu Haike] As the 122nd American Golf Open opened on the 16th, a "small competition" outside the field snatched the limelight: the LIV golf series invested by the Saudi Public Investment Fund is currently Challenging the status of Golf Grand Slam events, even triggering the "earthquake" of the entire golf world.

Last week, the LIV series in London was not large. A total of 48 players participated, but the total prize money in the first stop was as high as 25 million (USD, the same below), far exceeding other top events; Wheel 54 holes, no promotion. The competition attracted big -name players such as Mickelson, Dastein Johnson, and Garcia. Some American media revealed that Mickelson and Johnson's appearance fees up to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Due to "living less money", some top players would rather give up the US tour race held in the same period and choose this new event without world ranking. The LIV series will hold 8 stops around the world from June to October, with a total bonus of up to $ 250 million, more than half of the total bonus bonus than the US Tour. In the next four years, the series will be prepared to invest $ 2 billion.

The top "diversion" of the LIV series of "diverting" golf players also endangers the 54 -year history of the US tour. To this end, the US Tour Affairs Committee decided to ban the players who participated in LIVs such as Dastein Johnson, Martin Kayo, Bromson Dechang Bo. On the 16th, Michael Wann, CEO of the United States Golf Association, announced that the US Open bonus increased by 5 million yuan to 17.5 million this year, and the championship bonus rose to 3.15 million -compared to Liv, it was still "small witch". In order to ensure the quality of the Grand Slam competition, the American Golf Association had to "compromise": allowing these banners to participate in the US Open, but said that such a "net opening side" may be limited to this year.

The LIV event "trying to change the top of the golf game" caused huge controversy. The American golf name Mickelson believes that the emergence of LIV provides more opportunities for players. The "greedy side" that the US tour has shown in the past has caused many people to be disgusted, and now it will change under pressure. Another golf player McRur believes that LIV has a shortcut and tried to disrupt the current golf professional game system, and he will not participate in such a game.

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