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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ben Parsons

7 LIV golfers including Brooks Koepka who went back on their word to join Saudi series

The LIV Golf rebellion that rocked the professional men's game to its core last year is back for its second season - still facing as many questions as it has answers.

Greg Norman 's contentious Saudi-backed breakaway series begins its second instalment in Mayakoba, Mexico on Friday. Big name rebels poached in the disruptive opening year, including Cameron Smith and Bryson DeChambeau, will headline the 54-hole £20.7million invitational at the Playa del Carmen.

But the second season will begin under a backdrop of uncertainty over its competitive integrity, legal disputes and long-term financial sustainability. A lack of big name signings before the new season has caused the momentum of the insurgent LIV train to halt, but several players have still jumped ship ahead of an expanded mega-money 14-tournament calendar.

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