The North American Golf Circuit (PGA) and the European Tour (DP World) unveiled on Tuesday a 13-year alliance to fight together against the new dissident league LIV, funded by Saudi Arabia.
“Today’s announcement strengthens both circuits for the benefit of their members,” said Keith Pelley, executive director of the European circuit.
As part of the partnership, the PGA will increase its stake in the European Tour from 15% to 40%.
The alliance, which will run until 2035, will increase the financial endowments of both circuits, and it’s at this time that LIV has already attracted some of golf’s biggest names (Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson , Patrick Reed, etc.) with the largest prize pool in the history of the sport.
“We are bringing our organizations and members closer together, while innovating to bring the most entertaining and exciting golf to our fans around the world,” said Jay Monahan, North American Tour Director.
Among other new items of the deal, the top ten players in the European Tour end-of-season standings will receive a PGA Tour card for next season starting in 2023. At the same time, it will create a pathway for golfers to climb. from the European Tour to the PGA Tour.
Keith Palley also promised in a statement that “a guaranteed increase in annual prize money for the next five years, all above 2022.”
A few days ago, according to various media outlets, the PGA wanted to raise the prize money of eight high -level tournaments to at least $ 20 million from 2023 and introduce three new tournaments with $ 25 million each. , without court, such as events on the LIV Tour.
The first tournament under the LIV Golf label was held in early June in north London with 17 members of the PGA Tour, all of whom were banned from the North American circuit until further notice. It was won by South African Charl Schwartzel, who took home a check for 4 million dollars (3.82 million euros). The second LIV tournament is set to begin this Thursday in Oregon, USA.
Source: La Verdad
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