LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil told the Detroit Economic Club his upstart tour still wants to merge with the PGA Tour but wants a global audience reach.
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Apparentlytherearestillafewthingsmoney–inthiscase,nearlyatrilliondollarsofSaudiArabia’sPublicInvestmentFund–can’tbuy.
LIVGolfchiefexecutiveofficerScottO’NeilmadethatclearMonday,June9,atameetingoftheDetroitEconomicClub,whenhedidn’ttrytohidehisupstarttour’songoingdesiretomergewiththecachet-richPGATour.
EvenwhilelevelingsomecriticismatthePGATour–castingitasatraditional-boundtourwithalimitedaudience–O’NeilsaidLIVstillwantstoalignitselfwiththeworld’stoptouranditsstars.
“Wehaveagrowingsport,wehaveanimportantsport,”hesaidinfrontofabout250peopleatSt.John’sResortinPlymouth,whichwillhostitsfirstLIVtournamentAug.22-24.“Themostimportantpeopleintheworldplaythesport.
“Andsowehavethisamazing,amazingopportunity.Now,ifsomeoftheopportunityleadstosomesortofconnectionandcollaborationwiththePGA(Tour),let’sgodoit.”
PGATourstarRoryMcIlro
