A new boss but still have no integration with PGA competitors: The Liv Golf Circuit begins this Thursday in its 4th period in RiadWithout the integration it has not been determined by the main golf circuit of the world announced by June 2023.
The main change with respect to the last season is the former Australian golp Greg NormanTo the head of the Circuit funded by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (FPI) from 2021, was replaced by businessman Scott O’Neil as general director.
Formerly head of thematic parks of Merlin Entertainment and HBSE, owned by the NBA Franchise Philadelphia Sixers and the Crystal Palace London Soccer Club, ««O’Neil will boost strategic vision, (supervise) commercial operation and circuit growth worldwide», According to a statement published in the middle of Liv’s -January.
Greg Norman «will leave in the sun -management but stays involved in the circuit», It is stated, without details about the nature of their new functioning.
As for Players, Divided into 13 teams of four golfersHead series have changed slightly since last season.
The Spaniards Jon Rahm and Sergio GarcíaAmerican Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Bryson Dechambeau and the Norirendés Graeme McDowell They are some of the protagonists of this time, who will perform in 14 contests between February and August.
In early May, the beneficiary of the dissident circuit would visit South Korea for the first time, with a scale scale in Incheon.
The announcement of a Complete the calendar for the period of 2025 And the sale in the middle of -January of television rights “for many years” in the American chain Fox Sports They seem to shift the view of a speedy fusion on PGA tourThe main circuit of golf golf in which Liv steals some stars.
In June 2023, the two circuits announced the signing of a framework with a viewing of a fusion, which should be ratified no later than December 31, 2023.
The integration has never been realized, but the recent return to the presidency of the United States of Golf fan Donald Trump may revive the project.
Once he was re -shown, the Republican champion played Golf with the head of PGA Tour, Jay Monahan, in one of his fields in Florida in the middle of -november, according to the Washington Post.
At the same time, according to the same resource, billions of Americans attended a gesture in New York with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, President of the Saudi of the Board of Liv directors.
Trumpalready organizing pga tour and liv events in the field of his owner, said that Will take “only 15 minutes to reach an agreement»Among the protagonists.
«Honestly, I will work on other things. I think we have more problems than this»He said in a podcast. “But I still think we should make a single tourwhich the best players will participate ».
By the end of January, the Golfer of Norirlandic Rory mcilroyinvolved in negotiations between PGA and liv, also He considered that Donald Trump’s return to the presidency could accelerate the firm of an agreement “to be made and occurring.”
But ”That doesn’t solve the problem of uncertain golf»He said. “The greatest obstacle was created by various ideas of how golf should be in the future,” between keeping traditions or hiring a younger audience as Liv tries to do in shorter and more dynamic -New contest formats.
“Still, anyway, anyway. I think 47 or 50 tournaments a year are so many»Mcilroy said about touring PGA. “We can check things a little bit, probably creating a little more deficiency (…) don’t think it’s something bad.”
Next, the list of circuit events by 2025:
February 6-8: Riad (Riyadh Golf Club, Saudi Arabia)
February 14-16: Adelaida (The Grange Golf Club, Australia)
March 7-9: Hong Kong (Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling, Hong Kong)
March 14-16: Singapore (Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore)
April 4-6: Miami (Trump National Doral, United States)
April 25-27: Mexico City (CHAPULULENGEPEC GOLF CLUB, MEXICO)
May 2-4: Incheon (Jack Nicklaus Golf Course, South Korea)
June 6-8: Washington DC (Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, United States)
June 27-29: Dallas (Wife Golf Club, United States)
July 11-13: Andalusia (Real Club Valderrama, Spain)
July 25-27: Staffordshire (JCB Golf & Country Club, United Kingdom)
August 8-10: Chicago (Bolingbrook Golf Club, United States)
August 15-17: Indianapolis (The Club in Chatham Hills, United States)
August 22-24: Michigan (The Cardinal in Saint John’s, United States)
Source: La Verdad
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