Albert Einstein once said: “In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity.” He obviously wasn’t talking about golf at the time, but the quote is particularly relevant today as it relates to a couple of the biggest pro tours in the sport.
The timing for LIV is far from ideal with plenty of discussion already surrounding its long-term financial viability in the wave of a report from The Financial Times which stated the Saudi PIF is set to withdraw its support.
But away from the league’s problems and focussing exclusively on the players who take part, the enforced change presents them with a gaping hole in their schedule.
Once LIV Golf Andalucia ends on June 7, there is a one-week gap until the US Open at Shinnecock Hills (June 18-21) and then another four weeks pass by before The Open Championship occurs at Royal Birkdale (July 16-19).
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LIV Golf Louisiana was set for June 25-28 and would have provided pros with some competitive reps in between the third and final Majors of the season. Instead, some players might now go almost six weeks without playing a tournament.
And even for the likes of Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, following a Major with another Major after three full weeks off is unlikely to be their ideal preparation method.
However, referring back to the aforementioned Einstein quote, there is one party which could stand to greatly benefit from LIV’s mini-crisis – the DP World Tour.
The European circuit is about to begin its European Swing before seamlessly continuing on with its Closing Swing.
Towards the end of the former and start of the latter, there are three events which sit neatly between the pair of national Open Championships – the Italian Open, the BMW International Open and the Genesis Scottish Open.
Because the first two are exclusively sanctioned by the DP World Tour, officials…
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