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January 6, 2022; Maui, Hawaii, USA; Cameron Smith acknowledges after making his putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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January 6, 2022; Maui, Hawaii, USA; Cameron Smith acknowledges after making his putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Cameron Smith and six more are leaving PGA Tour. The shocking news is ready to shake the golf world again. Founded in 1929, the PGA Tour organizes the main professional golf tours which are played by men in the United States and North America. Whereas LIV Golf is a professional golf tour that is funded by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. These two tours have been cut throat rivals, and the situation has taken a new turn now.
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Cameron Smith and many golfers shifting to LIV Golf
Shocking news is all set to whirl the golf world again. The rivalry of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is at an all time high. And the proof is this latest tweet. There is suspicion of 7 players from the PGA Tour switching to LIV Golf.
🚨#SHOCK: Potential news is developing as @NoLayingUp discovers promo codes for the LIV Boston are active for Cameron Young and Joaquin Niemann. Codes also for: Varner III, Lahiri, Smith, Leishman, Tringale. No code for Matsuyama.
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) August 26, 2022
This became the hot topic for all golf lovers when @NUCLRGOLF on Twitter shared about the discovery by golf analyst, @NoLayingUp.
ThePGA Tour was still recovering from all the loss of its most prominent players, when LIV Golf struck again.
The name of the 7 players include Anirban Lahiri, Cameron Smith, Cameron Tringale, Cameron Young, Harold Varner III, Hideki Matsuyama, Joaquin Niemann and Marc Leishman.
The Rivalry Continues
LIV Golf was founded in 2016 and is funded by Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Fund. This funding gave LIV the edge and the golden opportunity to grab good players. LIV offered more money and benefits than the PGA Tour, and that caused the PGA Tour to lose many good players to LIV Golf.
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Golf – The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational – Centurion Club, Hemel Hempstead, Britain – June 7, 2022 General view of LIV Golf branding Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Recently Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy joined hands to come up with an initiative, TGL, in hopes of providing some standing to the PGA Tour. Also, PGA Tour is maximizing benefits for its players so they stick around. But after this shocking news, will PGA be able to repair the damage?
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Despite PGA Tour’s attempts to retain its remaining players, this shift of its seven players comes as a hassle. More and more players have been opting for LIV Golf in the recent months and it is hard to say if even Woods and Rory’s initiative will be able to save the PGA Tour. TGL is launching in 2024…here’s hoping it brings some solace to the PGA.
What are your thoughts on the new additions to LIV Golf? Let us know in the comments section below.
