Things could get a bit awkward in the next month.
During the week of PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the Saudi International in Saudi Arabia was held. This Asian Tour event is sponsored by the Public Investment Fund. The same people who support the LIV Golf series have caused a split in the golf community in the last year. They are also involved in several lawsuits against Tour.
According to a report by Golf Channel , a few PGA Tour players have requested and been granted release to play in the Saudi International. It will take place at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club from February 2-5.
The report did not include details about how many players were given conflicting-event or media releases. The event was a DP World Tour stop before LIV Golf.
This week, the world No. Along with the top-30 players on the Asian Tour, 3 Cameron Smith and Harold Varner III, the 2022 champion were announced in the field.
LIV golfers and PGA Tour players were expected to meet at points this year. However, they will be playing against each other much sooner than that.
