30.08.2022 Bloomberg– Cameron Smith, the second-most noteworthy positioned player in proficient golf, is joining the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf association.
The declaration from LIV on Tuesday affirmed a long time of hypothesis that Smith was surrendering from the PGA Tour directly following his triumph in the 2022 Open Championship in Scotland. He will be joined by five different players making their LIV presentation at an invitational in Boston this end of the week. Double cross Masters champion Bubba Watson will show up interestingly as a non-playing chief and will add to live occasion inclusion, the upstart golf association said.
Smith, a 29-year-old from Australia, is the most elevated positioned player to surrender from the PGA Tour. LIV has utilized colossal award cash to bait away huge stars, including Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson.
The association declined to remark on the amount it’s paying Smith. In a meeting with Golf Digest, Smith said cash “was certainly an element” in his choice. The Telegraph announced recently that the arrangement was worth more than $100 million.
The move is a disaster for the PGA Tour, which simply last week said it would extend its timetable of marquee occasions and pay golf players extra award cash in a bid to fight off extra surrenders.
Different golf players going to LIV are Joaquin Niemann, the No. 19 player on the planet, Harold Varner III, Cameron Tringale, Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri.
Highest level Scottie Scheffler has said the PGA Tour is the best spot to play and he’s not hoping to go elsewhere.