Golfer ranked No 1050 to bag record payday and minor fortune from Saudi golf league
dailystar.co.ukGolf invitational series will tee off on Thursday, with a 54-hole tournament at St Albans. A pot of £20 million will be shared between the players, with a team competition running adjacent to the individual tournament.The overall winner will pocket £3.8 million, nearly double the amount that American star Justin Thomas pocketed for winning the recent US PGA.
And Greg Norman, the face of the new venture, won't be short of star power when he gets his Saudi-backed show on the road.After it was confirmed that Phil Mickleson will be taking part, yesterday former world No 1 Dustin Johnson announced he would be resigning from the PGA Tour and concentrating on LIV Golf events.
The likes of Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, and Lee Westwood had already been named in field.But it's not just the more esteemed players who will benefit financially.
Also in the field are the likes of world No 1050 Yuan, whose career earnings stand at just over £209,000 since he made his professional debut in 2017.Were he to finish last out of the 48 players in Hertfordshire, he would still earn more than £95,000.
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