Super Golf League appears closer to reality

TSN Senior Reporter

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While there are still a lot of missing pieces, it appears the puzzle that is Super Golf League is getting closer to completion.

With each passing week, rumours continue to circulate of players who have signed on to the new circuit, of a format and schedule, and of potential tournament sites.

LIV Golf Investments, the company headed by Greg Norman to oversee the creation of the Super Golf League, has been filling its offices with executives experienced in operating such an enterprise, both on the ground and through the media.

One thing is certain: lots and lots of money is being spent. The new tour is backed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It has been active in backing other sports, including sponsorship of motor sports and tennis events, as well as purchasing a majority stake in Newcastle United Football Club of the Premier League.

The country is reportedly trying to rebrand its image of a place rife with human rights violations, including the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, by investing in such enterprises in a practice that has been referred to as “sportwashing.”

While no PGA Tour player has publicly admitted to signing on with the new league, rumours on social media suggest anywhere from 17 to 20 have agreed to move.

It’s easy to read between the lines to determine who is not going to sign on and who is, at the very least, contemplating the move.

Among those on the nay side are Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa and Mackenzie Hughes. At this week’s PGA Tour stop in Los Angeles, all these players and more expressed support for their current home.

“The PGA Tour is, and will always be, the best tour in the world,” Hughes wrote in