the south africa Carl Schwartzel finished leader, with a card five under par, on the opening day of London LIV Invitational, the Saudi Arabia -funded golf Super League. This tournament will open a circuit of 8 trials that will end in Miami in September.
The Spanish Sergio Garcia graduated in the sixteenth with an over par, while Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelsonthe tournament’s great claims, ended the first day tying in seventh position, with an under par.
Furthermore, the Spaniards Adrian Otaegui finished eleventh, at par for the field, Pablo Larrazabal, twenty seconds, with +2 cards, and the novice still David Puigat position 34, with four over par.
In the team competition, which shared 5 million dollars (4.7 million euros) in the first three, the quartet called Stinger GC, and led by Louis Oosthuizenfinished as leader, with a six -stroke advantage over second.
The first day, held on Centurion Club located in north London, has been marked by penalties on 17 golfers who participated in this London Invitational and could not play PGA Tour tournaments, due to their association with this Super League.
The association has announced that all golfers participating in it, now and in the future, will be banned from participating in events authorized by the American tour, the most powerful in the world.
The first stop in London has two days left to crown the first winner, who will pocket 4 million dollars (3.7 million euros), out of a total of 25 (23 million euros) to be distributed by the event.
Another 18 holes will be played this Friday and another 18 on Saturday, with a trophy ceremony ending the week in London. unbroken
After the event in the British capital, they will travel to Portland (United States), where the second phase of this circuit will begin on June 30. It will be followed by five more competitions, three in the United States, one in Thailand and one in Saudi Arabia, before the final culmination in Miami, with a prize of 50 million dollars (46.5 million euros).
Source: La Verdad
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