Bubba Watson has credited LIV Golf with helping PGA Tour star Scottie Scheffler earn the huge sums of money he has so far this year.
This week, the big-money circuit celebrates a big milestone at LIV Golf Greenbrier – its 100th round having begun in June 2022 with its inaugural event at London Centurion Club. Before the event, Watson reflected on the impact it has made during that time.
He said: “Yeah, this is exciting times. When I think about going through the motions of deciding I wanted to come to LIV, I thought about the 10-year plan, on paper, what the goals were, and it’s met my expectations. It’s been better than that. We’ve changed the face of golf. So to be on that side of history is pretty special.”
He then claimed its emergence set in motion a potentially seismic shift at the top of the men’s game, comparing it to the 1968 breakaway of the PGA Tour from the PGA of America.
He explained: “I know years ago when the PGA Tour made that same decision, and when I’m saying years ago, we’re talking ’50s, ’40s, whatever year Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus and them made the other tour, so we’re a part of that. It’s an honor and a privilege to say I’m a part of that.”
Since its inception, LIV Golf has been known for the incredible prize money it offers at each of its tournaments, with players competing for $25m in each of the regular events and $50m in the season-closing Team Championship.
The LIV Golf Team Championship has a purse of $50m
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That financial clout has meant it has been able to take some of the biggest names from the PGA Tour, and the more established organization has responded with lucrative tournaments of its own, signature events, to try and stem the flow.
Because of the PGA Tour’s response, Watson said Scheffler’s massive earnings on the PGA Tour so far this year, which currently stand at over $28m, have been helped by LIV Golf.
He added: “Scottie Scheffler has made a lot of money this year because of the changes that we’ve started putting in place. I believe that golf is actually growing in the right spot, and I think team golf is here to stay. So I’m excited for the next few events, the next few years, and hopefully the Range Goats can beat the Crushers..”
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