Since its inception in 2022, LIV Golf has made its identify by poaching a few of the finest golfers on the planet. LIV has been capable of accomplish that purpose by using seemingly limitless funds. They’re bankrolled by the Saudi Public Funding Fund (PIF). The PIF has an estimated price of over $900 billion.
They beforehand used these funds to poach Jon Rahm for roughly $300 million. It’s often laborious for any tour, whether or not that’s the PGA Tour or DP World Tour, to compete. However not everybody will merely take the cash.
20-year-old rising star Angel Ayora reportedly turned down a proposal from LIV to hitch the Saudi-funded league, in keeping with the Spanish publication Ten Golf. LIV Golf reportedly supplied Ayora a two-year contract to interchange the relegated Kalle Samooja. Martin Kaymer’s Cleeks GC will stay looking out for a fourth member to hitch Adrian Meronk and Richard Bland.
Ayora is coming off a extremely profitable season on the DP World Tour. He gained the Rosa Problem Tour in September. He then adopted that up with 4 top-10s, together with a T2 on the Rolex Problem Tour Grand Ultimate. The rising star picked up the place he left off, notching a T6 end on the DP World Tour 2025 season premier on the BMW Australian PGA.
His ascension on the European circuit had caught the attention of LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman. Norman reportedly circled Ayora’s identify as one of many key gamers he hoped to signal this offseason. It seems like he must look elsewhere. However he may not have a lot time to take action.
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It was revealed not too long ago that Norman’s substitute as LIV CEO has been discovered. ‘The Shark’ will stay with LIV Golf by the tip of his contract in August. It isn’t clear what his position will likely be when he’s changed firstly of the 2025 LIV Golf season.
All of the whereas, it’s good to see that LIV can not all the time purchase whoever they need. Though, if rumors are true, PGA Tour star Tony Finau could be the subsequent star to hitch the rival tour.