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Sports news.
The 'Live Golf Series', launched with huge capital, opens today (9th).
Even if you finish last, you will receive a prize of 150 million won, but as big players join in, the PGA Tour is tense.
Reporter Ha Seong-ryong on the sidewalk.
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The LIV Golf Series, which will be launched with eight tournaments this year with support from the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund, raised the prize money to surpass the PGA Tour.
With 48 participating players playing only three rounds, the total prize money for each tournament is more than three times that of the PGA Tour, and the prize money of 5 billion won is 1.5 times that of the most prestigious Masters.
It is literally a 'money feast' where even the last person gets 150 million won because there is no cut cut.
Although the participants were sluggish due to the Saudi government's human rights suppression issue, which is the source of funding, and the PGA Tour's hard response stance, LIV paid tens of billions of won in deposits, and major champions 7 including Dustin Johnson, the world's No. Things changed when he was hired.
Despite the controversy about chasing money, not a few star players are choosing LIV with fewer competitions and more prize money.
[Dustin Johnson/World No. 1 Ranking: It's a new world for me.
You'll be able to do other things besides golf and you'll have more time to spend with your family.