The man behind the billionaire golf super league funded by a Sovereign Fund of Saudi Arabia is none other than the one that 28 years ago launched a failed Tour the world (Mundo Deportivo published all its details when it announced) with the support of Executive Sports company, the Murdoch FOX TV Networkand several well -known golfers, including Txema Olazabal.
The promoter of this project, was aborted by PGA Tour and the European Tour once it sees the light, it is Greg Normanthe ‘white shark’, then in the limelight of the world ranking along with Seve Ballesteros, Olazabal, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam, Nick Price and even couple fred.
We’re talking about mid-November 1994. And once the financial value is announced, the tournaments (one will be played in Spain, three in Canada, Japan and Scotland, and 4 in the US), the American and The Rush came out the European Union, announcing sanctions to gradually load the ‘White Shark’ project.
The time will soon come Tiger Woodsand once Norman’s proposal was aborted, the millionaire WGC tournaments (world series) were created (a candy), the number of events needed to keep the circuit cards was lowered, there was more money in the prizes .. .
Tim Finchem and Ken Schofield PGA Tour directors and after the Volvo Tour, they didn’t want a world circuit in the image and likeness of ATP Tours. They strongly oppose the ‘shark’s’ former lust, which now returns to smell (to swallow) the long -awaited prey that has then escaped.
Source: La Verdad
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