– It seems that everyone has a price, no matter what they have said or done or signaled in the past, or agreements they have entered into. This is what Eurosport’s golf expert Marius Thorp says to news. On Wednesday, three new players announced their transfer from the traditional PGA tour to the controversial, newly established and Saudi-financed Liv tour. Last in line was Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, the man who was actually supposed to be captain of Europe’s Ryder Cup team next season. It won’t be like this. The money was too tempting. HONORABLE ASSIGNMENT: In March, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson was chosen as Europe’s captain during next year’s Ryder Cup in Rome. Photo: Julio Aguilar / AFP – I am extremely disappointed by lies, excuses and excuses. Words that just make it easier to tell the truth, simply, says Thorp. Because there have been many complete reversals. – They will get their players. Someone is going to let themselves be bought, was the prediction of former valuer Brooks Koepka in February. Four months later he himself had succumbed to the temptation, and he is by no means the only one who this summer has found himself at the door after the Saudi sums became too large to say no. Bryson DeChambeau came out and denied that he was interested in the controversial Liv tour. Then he announced a transfer. So did Paul Casey. TURNOVER: In February, Bryson DeChambeau gave his support to the PGA. Then he announced his transfer. TURN AROUND: In February, Dustin Johnson gave his support to the PGA. Then he announced his transfer. TURN AROUND: A couple of years ago, Paul Casey came out hard against Saudi Arabia. Now he is financed by the regime. – There is only one word, that Thorp is disappointed that the profiles do not hold their own, and he has no doubt as to what has caused them to change their minds. – In my opinion, it is quite clear. It is a perfectly clear economic drive. It is so much money that they get, that they feel that they simply cannot refuse, or want to refuse. That’s how I see it anyway, explains the golf expert. He is supported by colleague Per Haugsrud. – We see that the player who could be Ryder Cup captain, who has been given the very honorable task, and has also had a very good career, thinks that all that is not worth anything compared to the dollars he gets. Haugsrud emphasizes that it is mostly players towards the end of their career who have chosen to switch to LIV so far. And he also believes that the transitions have a simple explanation. – It’s just one word, that. Money. It’s that simple. Bryson DeChambeau has admitted that the transfer was mainly a business deal. And Henrik Stenson also acknowledged yesterday that there were commercial reasons behind the shock election. Astronomical sums And there is plenty of money. According to Aftonbladet, Henrik Stenson received around 50 million dollars for announcing a transfer. Others have received five times as much. In addition, the prize money is sky-high, and there is no cut. This means that everyone who starts the tournament gets to play in full, and everyone gets paid. On the traditional tours, you have to clear the cut to get prize money. This means that certain tournaments can become pure expense items for the players, who must anyway pay their caddy, and pay for travel and accommodation. Per Haugsrud thinks the PGA should take the fight against LIV seriously at a much earlier time. – They have been sitting on the laurels for too long, they have had insanely good finances on the PGA Tour. And they must have felt so invulnerable. “We own this here, this is our product”, as it were, he says. . In any case, colleague Thorp is not impressed by the special format. – It doesn’t feel like real golf, concludes the expert. – You have no pressure, you have no performance requirements. You get paid to line up before you’ve played, and you can actually play as badly as you want. It has no meaning, there is no storyline, he adds. PS: So far no top 10 players in the world have left the traditional PGA tour, but world champion Cameron Smith is strongly linked to the disputed league. If LIV gets hold of him, anything can happen.
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