In the aftermath of LIV Golf’s first event some four years ago, with music blaring and a celebratory vibe throughout the Centurion Golf Club outside of London, Yasir Al-Rumayyan stepped onto the stage to revel in the proceedings.
The governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the chairman of LIV Golf had somehow seen in less than three months the launching of a rebel circuit that shook up the golf world. And now he was saying that if any player on LIV Golf shot 54—a birdie on every hole of a par-72 course—he’d be paid a $54 million bonus.
