Fancy homes & riches of golf’s greediest as they join Saudi-backed LIV
nypost.comLIV Golf Series have pledged $2 billion into the new venture which, not surprisingly, has turned a lot of golfers’ heads — even though it’s run by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man the CIA believe ordered the assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.Some big names — Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and others — have already made the move, costing them their place on the PGA Tour even as they were part of this weekend’s US Open.
Other high-profile players, including Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson, are rumored to be joining LIV soon.New reports claim that four-time major-championship winner Brooks Koepka (whose younger brother, Chase, has already signed on for LIV) might also switch.
If so, he’s sure to get just as much, if not more, than any player so far.And the amounts have been eye-watering. Mickelson is said to have landed $200 million and Johnson reportedly made a deal for $125 million with LIV.
Even that lower number is more than Tiger Woods has made in his prize money for his entire career.But not everyone’s tempted.For players like Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, jumping ship is a sign of little more than bare-faced greed. “I just don’t see the value in tarnishing a reputation for extra millions,” he suggested.For the golfers that have jumped ship, though, it’s clearly not such a problem.
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