tackle lead them to 13 men, an opportunity queens did not waste. direct and precise the try. queens had the scales not the time. a final try squashing any hope of a comeback. saracens s return to former glory has been incredible. they are nowjust former glory has been incredible. they are now just 80 former glory has been incredible. they are nowjust 80 minutes away from a six premiership title. jess softley, bbc news south african charl schwartzel has won the biggest individual monetary prize ever awarded at a golf event. the 2011 masters champion claimed the controversial saudi led liv golf invitational in hertfordshire and picked up around 4 million us dollars in prize money. schwartzel won by one shot at the centurion club. that very much has been the sport story of the week, the southee back new golf series which has just
financial-based reasons. the live golf series is bankrolled by the financial arm of the saudi government. phil mickelson himself called the usdthem scary and said they killed jamal khashoggi and have a human rights record. this is an opportunity to reshape way the tour operates. examples, dustin johnson played in 21 games last season making $5 million in prize money. with eight live golf events he s getting more than $100 million to play in the series. mickelson in three decades as a pro has made about $94 million in prize money, but he, too, is reportedly getting a nine-figure payout. unlike the pga tour, everyone who plays at a live golf event is guaranteed money. even last place this weekend wins more than $100,000. live golf crowe told the washington post that tiger woods was offered a figure in the high nine digitalits to participate but turned it down. two more major champions
41 minutes past the hour. you know some of the biggest names in golf have been suspended from the pga tour for competing in this upstart golf series that teed off this weekend. the controversial saudi-backed live golf series wraps up its inaugural event today, but what exactly is it, and why is it drawing so much criticism? cnn s coy wire joins us now to explain. coy? reporter: good morning. there is the new saudi-backed breakaway series putting some of the top golfers in the cross hairs of a debate about money over morals. it s also reshaping the pga tour as we know it. stars like phil mickelson, dust injohnson, seven former major champions in all among the 17 tour players taking part in the inaugural 48-player live golf event this weekend outside of london. the pga tour suspended those players indefinitely, saying they ve disrespected other players, fans, and partners, having made their choice for
the pga tour suspended all members who are participating in this weeks controversial liv golf tournament. some of the sports biggest names including mick elson and dustin johnson helped kick off the saudi backed golf series on thursday. all the talk was off the course with the future of the game now up in the air. today we talk about the action at live golf event will come. not yet. the controversy off the course remains too compelling. a simmering war of words boiling over and lifting the lid on the split at the top of the professional men s game. the new invitational series has become the ultimate pay as you play golf. play in it, and pay with a suspension from the pga tour. within minutes of the short gun start at the club outside
awaiting more apologies and reparations. the world of men s professional golf is being rocked by a breakaway saudi backed tournament that s about to get underway in the english town of st albans. the eight events will have prize money totalling £200 million, with many players rumoured to be getting hundreds of millions more, simply for turning up. the us golf body, the pga, has threatened to ban any of its members that play in the events. our sports editor dan roan has the story. it s the new rebel tournament driving a wedge through the sport. final practice on the eve of the will s most lucrative golf event, phil mickelson river to be pocketing a staggering £160 million to take part and having ended a four month exile from the game after describing the circuit s saudi funders as scary, the star told me how he felt about the controversy. isn t there a danger that you are also being seen as a whole of sports