Henrik Stenson’s controversial move to the LIV Golf Series was brokered by billionaire British agency CM Management, along with four other big-name defectors. Stenson rocked the golfing world last week when giving up his European Ryder Cup captaincy to complete the switch ahead of LIV’s third event in Bedminster.
As well as the Swede, four Englishmen in Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Sam Horsfield and Laurie Canter were all also represented by CM Management when signing on the LIV dotted line, according to the Telegraph. With all five LIV rebels earning eye-watering amounts in signing on fees, the rumours within the players’ locker room is that the Banbury-based agency also made a pretty penny off the deals too.
An agent told the Telegraph: “In usual circumstances the agency would take 15 to 20 percent of appearance fees, but surely that cannot be the case here as it would mean they have raked in eight figures in the space of a few months.
