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Golf – The 149th Open Championship – Royal St George’s, Sandwich, Britain – July 15, 2021 England’s Lee Westwood on the second green during the first round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
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Golf – The 149th Open Championship – Royal St George’s, Sandwich, Britain – July 15, 2021 England’s Lee Westwood on the second green during the first round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
Lee Westwood might be one of the few golfers who have won tournaments and fame across the five continents. However, the decorated player’s latest action has gathered hate from the fans. He shared a video on Twitter in which he has offered fans free tickets for the inaugural LIV Golf Tournament. As expected, many fans were unhappy with the golfer’s move and his participation in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour.
The first 100 people to use WESTWOOD25 will get themselves a free ticket to next weeks @LIVGolfInv ⛳️https://t.co/fK3TRtNQGz pic.twitter.com/0wdA4AxJ9a
— Lee Westwood (@WestwoodLee) June 4, 2022
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The former World No.1 was announced to be a part of the inaugural LIV Golf event at the beginning of the month. As more and more players seem to consider joining the nemesis of PGA, Westwood appeared to be quite open and happy about his participation in the event.
Lee Westwood offered 100 fans free tickets for the LIV Golf Event. The only thing they had to do was retweet his tweet using the words ‘WESTWOOD25’ to get hold of the free tickets.
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Golf – The 2020 Ryder Cup – Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. – September 25, 2021 Team Europe’s Lee Westwood on the 1st hole during the Foursomes REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
However, fans didn’t seem to admire his humble offering of the Tournament’s tickets. Instead, they began ranting about their hatred toward the tournament.
The LIV Golf Tour has been under massive public scrutiny for its financial backing being provided by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Moreover, many seemed to worry that it may damage the history and relevancy of the PGA Tour.
Fans react to the tweet by Lee Westwood
Instead of retweeting with the word ‘WESTWOOD25’, fans were quick to criticize the 49-year-old for his participation in the tournament. Many directed their anger toward the LIV Tour and Saudi Arabian human rights history, while many others aimed their anger by calling the participants greedy.
No thanks, should be a bumper crowd I expect to see this exhibition event. Out of interest how much money of this money would you swap for just one major?
— lesalanos (@Lesalanos) June 4, 2022
Hope it fails big time , you need to remember how you made your millions and show support when it’s needed !!
— Ian Davies (@iankd1960) June 4, 2022
No thanks. Did I hear correctly that instead of a shotgun start, the Saudis have incorporated a bone saw into the process?
— Bill Lundeen (@bill_lundeen) June 4, 2022
Why would anyone want to? Some of us have standards.
— Zenmonkey (@Zen86175313) June 4, 2022
WESTWOOD25 my ticket if I win this pic.twitter.com/iYG6jCmxqs
— Joe Clark (@JoePlays_Golf) June 4, 2022
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It’s disappointing that you have chosen to play The Bonesaw Tour. I’m an avid golfer and watcher but won’t touch this
— MJL (@MikeJLawson) June 4, 2022
No thanks I'll not bother. Hopefully nobody turns up, there's no TV contract and the thing dies a quick death.
— Jim Palmer (@jimpalmer38) June 4, 2022
If you have to give away 100 free tickets on the first weekend then the tournament is already a failure 😬
— Gary Hendry (@Gashhendry) June 4, 2022
Details about the Inaugural LIV Golf Event
After months of speculations, LIV Golf is finally having its first tournament despite the backlash from fans. The event organizers released a list of 42 players who will be taking part in the inaugural event.
First LIV line-up for 42 of 48 players announced overnight & big surprise is DJ but also Gooch and Wiesberger. It would seem that some of the bigger personalities of the sport are standing up and making a statement to the main tours #GolfChat #livgolf #SGL pic.twitter.com/9dyps3dBrB
— Bros and Birdies2 (@BBirdies2) June 1, 2022
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The golf world was quite shocked to know that Dustin Johnson will be headlining the event. It was reported that the former world number one will earn around $125 Million for participating in the LIV Tour.
In order to get an upper hand over the LIV Tour, the PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has warned players that they would face stiff penalties for competing in the rival circuit. The tour issued another statement saying as much again on Wednesday.
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Despite this, the event will take place from June 9th to 11th at the Centurion Club in London. It will be broadcasted live on YouTube for free or will be available on the Tour’s official website.
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