Asked by a reporter from Sky Sport UK about the possibility of a female version of the LIV Golf and the possibility of joining it, Charley Hull replied: ‘I haven’t heard anything about it yet, but it would be crazy not to think about it.’
. The rumors about the integration of women by LIV Golf are nothing new, many have wondered since this circuit was launched in March. To the same question, Mexican Gaby Lopez instead stated that if such a situation arises, she will remain in the LPGA.
‘I have core values, I don’t just play for the money. I play to win championships, it’s more important to me. However, I believe that many players will think about it, because they are struggling to find sponsors.
I would not be surprised if many decide to join ’- she then added. LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman himself said that ‘A women’s championship is at the forefront of my thoughts’ The similarities between LIV Golf and the Aramco Team Series are immediately apparent: they are financed by Saudi Arabia, they are played on 54 holes, there is the individual and team ranking, the events are promoted by the same marketing agency, the Performance 54.
If the name Performance 54 doesn’t mean anything to you, know that it also creates and curates the multimedia contents of the well-known youtubers Rick Shields, Peter Finch and The Jazzy Golfer. Not only that, they also collaborate with The R&A for some campaigns for the diffusion of golf, such as #FOREeveryone.
But try to compare the trophies of the Aramco Team Series and the LIV Golf: they seem to have been bought in the same store, don’t you agree? Going into more detail, it turns out that the CEO of Performance 54, Golf Saudi, Saudi Golf Federation, and the Managing Director of LIV Golf are the same person: Majed Al Sorour.
Furthermore, Aramco and LIV Golf have the same Chairman: Yashir Othman Al-Rumayyan. I could go on, but I’ll stop here. Having said that, imagining a future with the Aramco Team Series with more events and an even richer prize pool, and separated from the Ladies European Tour is not that far-fetched.
It should also be noted that many ‘stars’ of the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA are already ambassadors of the Aramco Team Serie and / or of Golf Saudi: Anna Nordqvist, Bronte Law, Anne Van Dam, Carlota Ciganda, Emily Pedersen, Pia Babnik and last Sunday’s LET Hero Women’s Indian Open winner Olivia Cowan. These players could be the first to make the ‘jump’
