VIKTOR HOVLAND MAKES BIG PGA TOUR COMMITMENT AMID INTENSE LIV GOLF RUMOURS
According to reports, two of the biggest names on the PGA Tour, Viktor Hovland and Wyndham Clark, are close to joining the rival LIV Golf League.
As speculation grows that Viktor Hovland of Norway may be the newest member of the LIV Golf League, the Norwegian has committed to playing in the opening tournament of the PGA Tour in 2024.
Hovland has joined Ludvig Aberg, Tom Kim, Vincent Norrman and Sahith Theegala in signing up to play The Sentry over 4-7 January when it returns to the Plantation Course in Kapalua.
The reigning FedEx Cup champion is also down to play another signature event, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, in February.
The latest rumour has come from the journalist @Handicap54, who has stated Europe’s Ryder Cup hero is in talks with the Saudi-backed enterprise.
Reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark is also courting interest from LIV Golf, according to the reporter.
Of course, these reports are not substantiated but GolfMagic has been told by one source the rival league are trying to tempt Hovland, 26, into becoming the new team captain of an existing side.
Should Hovland make the leap, it would cause another shock to the PGA Tour after Jon Rahm’s number was finally met.
The Spanish World No.3 has now been officially suspended by Tour for defecting to LIV after agreeing a contract said to be worth £450.
His departure was the latest indicator the struggle for the future of men’s professional golf won’t end by the end of the month.
The PGA tour and LIV Golf’s agents, the PIF of Saudi Arabia, are hustling to fulfill the 31 December time constraint set out by the provisions of the 6 June structure arrangement that would see the visits meet up.
The PIF can obviously utilize the Rahm marking as influence.
As of now, it appears to be unavoidable the cutoff time will be reached out into the new year, notwithstanding PGA Visit manager Jay Monahan expressing in an uncommon meeting the date is as yet a ‘firm objective’.
The overall agreement as of now is the possibilities of an arrangement being concurred are a coinflip, best case scenario.
Should the arrangement go to pieces, ESPN have announced the PIF will significantly increase down on their speculation by endeavoring to bait much more PGA Visit stars to the breakaway.
