Viktor Hovland quells LIV rumors, rips PGA Tour leadership
Viktor Hovland said he completely understands why Jon Rahm signed with the LIV Golf League, but the world’s No. 4-ranked player doesn’t plan to be the next marquee player to bolt to the Saudi-backed league.
In an appearance on the “Fore” podcast in Norway, Hovland said he doubts he would move to LIV Golf, mostly because of the league’s no-cut format. However, he acknowledged the enormous sum of money Rahm signed for — reported to be more than $550 million including contract and signing bonuses — while taking aim at the “arrogance” of the PGA Tour’s leadership.
Victor hland said he completely understands why John Ram signed with the live golf league but the world’s no four ranked player doesn’t plan to be the next Marquee player to bolt to the sabed league in an appearance on the four podcast in Norway havland said he doubts
He would move to live golf mostly because of the League’s no cut format however he acknowledged the enormous sum of money Ram signed for reported to be more than $550 million including contract and signing bonuses while taking aim at the arrogance of the PGA Tours leadership it would be a bit too
Silly to criticize the players for leaving after all you only hear one angle in the media and there are quite a few different parts happening at the same time here havland said in Norwegian as translated by Eurosport Norway per golf week I totally understand why he
Left that’s a lot a lot of money havin star stat has taken off in 2023 highlighted by winning the FedEx Cup title in August and the $18 million bonus that came with it he also won the memorial and the second leg of the playoffs at the BMW Championship and he
Tied for second at both the PGA Championship and the DP World Tour Championship it has been an immensely rewarding year for havland on the course but his earnings would be dwarfed by a potential offer from Liv golf hav 26 asserted that the format still does not appeal to him you need the competition
With 150 players and a cut if you don’t play well enough you’re out there is something about it that makes your game a little sharper if I had gone to live I don’t think I would have become a better golfer and then it is in a way end of
Discussion havland has committed to the season opening the century in Maui which is a no cut event along with the AT and T Pebble Beach proam the WM Phoenix Open and the Genesis Invitational Ram had similarly strong objections to live golf’s format before he signed with the league he has
Been suspended from the PGA Tour preventing the Spanish golfer from playing in the century ahead of live golf’s first event of 2024 havland was also the latest to provide a blunt criticism of the PGA Tours decision makers there is a December 31st deadline for the tour to finalize a deal with the
Public investment fund the framework agreement that also includes the DP World Tour was announced in June to the surprise of the tour’s members who were not involved in the closed door discussions the secrecy of those talks generated significant Anger from many players the management has not done a
Good job they almost see the players as labor and not as part of the members after all we are the PGA Tour without the players there is nothing he said when you then get to see what happens behind closed doors how the management actually makes decisions which are not
In the players’s best interest but best for themselves and what they think is best
