 first prize, with $1 million being split by the team finishing last. This $50 million bonanza is the eighth and final LIV event of the year, with a 14-tournament league beginning in February. LIV is lining up a couple more 'statement' signings to help kick-start the campaign, with Atul Khosla, the COO who reports directly to Greg Norman, the CEO, highlighted the desire to have the field bolted down before the New Year. 'We are in the middle of the discussions [with potential players] right now,' he said. This $50 million bonanza is the eighth and final LIV event of the year, with a 14-tournament league beginning in February. LIV is lining up a couple more 'statement' signings to help kick-start the campaign, with Atul Khosla, the COO who reports directly to Greg Norman, the CEO, highlighted the desire to have the field bolted down before the New Year. 'We are in the middle of the discussions [with potential players] right now,' he said. 'We are going to get it done this year.' There is a clear sense of urgency in the ambitious start-up, with a TV deal still to be sorted, as well as sponsors brought on board. 'We have got to start commercialising the product,' he said. 'We have got to get on TV, we have to get corporate partners. These are milestones that we need to hit.' Khosla did not deny that LIV might pay a network, such as Fox, to broadcast its events, saying; 'We are figuring out what the commercial arrangements could look like.){kind=link}
The Saudi backed tour are promising to lure more players and sign broadcast deals for their second season in 2023
Valderrama is expected to be confirmed as a LIV Golf League venue for 2023, with the Saudi-funded circuit also looking to sign up “three or four” more big-name players by the end of the year.
A spokesperson for LIV revealed yesterday that there were plans to appoint a few new team captains, with focus falling on world top-20 performers, including US pair Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.
At the LIV Team Championship at Trump Doral, 12 quartets are vying to win the $16 million (£14.5 million) first prize, with $1 million being split by the team finishing last.
This $50 million bonanza is the eighth and final LIV event of the year, with a 14-tournament league beginning in February. LIV is lining up a couple more “statement” signings to help kick-start the campaign, with Atul Khosla, the COO who reports directly to Greg Norman, the CEO, highlighted the desire to have the field bolted down before the New Year.