Another duel took place on Sunday between LIV Golf and PGA Tour, this time it was on the Asian Tour and . However, there was a lot less hostility.
This week’s PIF Saudi International saw a lot of LIV Golf and a few PGA Tour golfers who were allowed to play. Cameron Young, who expressed an interest in LIV Golf in the past, chased Abraham Ancer in the final round. He won wire-to–wire by two shots at 19 over. Lucas Herbert, a Tour player, was third at 15 under.
Ancer, 31 years old, shot 64-68 at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club King Abdullah Economic City to claim his fourth professional victory. Ancer, a Mexican-American, won the PGA Tour’s 2021 WGC–FedEx St. Jude Invitational and the PGA Tour of Australasia’s 2019 Emirates Australian Open. He also claimed the PGA Tour of Australasia’s 2015 Nova Scotia Open on Korn Ferry Tour. LIV is financially supported by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and also sponsors the Saudi International.
@Abraham_Ancer Congratulations on winning the 2023 PIF @SaudiIntlGolf powered By SoftBank Investment Advisers!
He is the first Mexican
player to win wire to wire in the tournament.
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— Asian Tour (@asiantourgolf February 5, 2023
Saudi International was established in 2019 by the regime’s Public Investment Fund. It offered attractive appearance fees to attract PGA Tour stars such as Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. All of these players later jumped to LIV. Although the tournament was initially a stop on the DP World Tour, LIV is now suing the European circuit. LIV invested more than $200m in the Asian Tour last season.
The 2023 season debut of the LIV Golf League will be made at Mayakoba, Mexico, later this month. Meanwhile, the Asian Tour will play next week in partnership with the International Series Oman.
