 The centre of golf's storm was developed in the court rooms rather than on the fairways this year and LIV's first task for their new season is to draw eyes to their invitational events. To legitimise itself as a rival tour, LIV still requires support from a broadcaster after hosting their eight inaugural events on Youtube. The fledgling series sees itself as revolutionary given its unique 54-hole, shotgun start 48-player events but a product with its Saudi backers - with the state having links to human rights abuses - has not yet been risked by a mainstream platform. However LIV president Atul Khosla is confident of a long-term TV deal t){kind=link}
LIV Golf has reached its finale in Miami after an inaugural season that has caused a huge fracture in the sport – and the controversial venture now has big plans for 2023
The insurgent LIV Golf train has finally reached its final stop of 2022.
A turbulent oil-fuelled journey has ripped up golf beyond recognition this year and the sport has been plunged into a raging civil war divided by broken relationships, moral conflict and inordinate wealth.
LIV’s inaugural season concludes with a huge £43million at stake at Donald Trump ‘s Doral resort in the Team Invitational finale in Miami on Sunday. Such eye-watering sums of money have opened the door to what once appeared a closed shop, with nearly £2billion pledged by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund to make the Gulf State a golfing pillar.
Greg Norman, LIV’s commissioner and firebrand, has picked up 13 major champions, as well as some Ryder Cup heroes along the way after the Saudis offered him the chance to become the traditional ecosystem’s chief antagonist.