The first event in the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Invitational series is about five weeks away and names, numbers and speculation continue to swirl.
Greg Norman, CEO of the breakaway league, told ESPN earlier this week that at least 15 of the world’s top-50 ranked players had committed to the tournament at Centurion Golf Club in London, June 9-11. SI.com’s Bob Harig had previously reported that 15 of the world’s top 100 players had registered.
Reports also stated that two of the golfers are former World No. 1s and we’ve learned Lee Westwood is one of them. In talking with Sky Sports on Wednesday, Westwood said he put a release in “with the PGA Tour and the European Tour.” The European Tour changed its name to the DP World Tour at the start of the current season.
