LIV Golf has unveiled six new signings, each of whom will tee it up when the inaugural Series resumes with its fourth tournament in Boston this week.
By far the biggest name in the list is World No.2 and current Open champion Cameron Smith. Nevertheless, there are some other eye-catching names joining the venture, including two other players in the current top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking – World No.19 Joaquin Niemann and World No.46 Harold Varner III.
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Cameron Tringale, Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri make up the latest recruits to add to LIV Golf’s increasingly impressive pool of players, and the additions have been met with a predictably varied response from high-profile figures in the game.
Some, like The Telegraph’s golf correspondent James Corrigan and golf writer for CBS Sports, Kyle Porter, pointed to the impressive number of Major winners in the new-look field, while others, including British television presenter Dan Walker, admitted that the capture of Smith, in particular, was significant. Not everyone was impressed with the signings, though, including former NFL player Brandon Stokley, who remains bullish on the PGA Tour’s ability to entertain and doesn’t see the ongoing exodus as a big loss.
Elsewhere, there were questions on the motives of the players signing up for the Series, speculation as to whether the Major exemptions held by some players would stand, and humour as the golf world comes to terms with the latest twist in the power struggle between the established order at the top of the game and the increasingly buoyant Saudi-backed start-up. Here’s what people had to say.
Amazed at those playing down LIV captures. The world No 2 who is Open and Players champ and also finished 2nd in Masters. The youngest player in the world’s top 20. The best player in India. LIV now has 12 of the last 24 major champions. LiV has not even been going 3 months!!August 30, 2022
With the addition of Cam Smith, LIV’s collection of golfers has won 12 of the last 24 majors. Whatever you think about LIV and the PGA…
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