As the first chapter of golf’s civil war nears completion, accusations of betrayal, a pledge from Henrik Stenson to take a lie detector test and more Donald Trump bravado cloud LIV Golf’s finale in Miami.
The Team Championship punctuates what has been an unsettling period for the sport, which will reemerge in 2023 never to be the same again. This whirlwind inaugural season has been more divisive than the Saudi benefactors could have ever imagined. And, in truth, probably more successful too, with the disruptive nature of Greg Norman’s rebel tour not even close to the incompetence some traditionalists naively hoped for. The rumour mill has dried up for the time being with the star-studded roster of golfers nearing saturation as both sides take stock ahead of a retreat throughout the winter.
