Golf: Super league resurfaces as Rory McIlroy puts stock in legacy
5 May, 2021 06:45 PM
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Rory McIlroy says his legacy is worth a lot more than whatever Saudi-backed money is available from a proposed super league. Photo / AP
Rory McIlroy says his legacy is worth a lot more than whatever Saudi-backed money is available from a proposed super league. Photo / AP
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Rory McIlroy returned to the site of his first PGA Tour victory and made it clear that he is more interested in creating his place in history than chasing Saudi-backed money in a proposed super league.
Justin Thomas wasn t far behind in that line of thinking.
The Telegraphreported the league is prepared to offer fees ranging from US$30 million (NZ$42 million) to US$50 million (NZ$70 million) to marquee players, including Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose, to join a new circuit that would begin playing as early as September 2022. “He has listened to their presentation, like all the other top players. No commitment whatsoever,” Johnson s manager, David Winkle, said in a text.
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Rory McIlroy has made it clear he is more interested in creating his place in history than chasing Saudi-backed money.
The Telegraph said Phil Mickelson, who at age 50 is No 115 in the world ranking, is being offered twice that much as the “de facto leader of the rebels.”
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Good play brings tough decisions for former U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein.
Uihlein worked hard to return his swing back to where it needed to be and the results were encouraging. He won on the Korn Ferry Tour two weeks ago in Las Vegas, and then last week he teamed with Richy Werenski to finish third in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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With his victory in Las Vegas, Uihlein moved into the top 25 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list. The top 25 earn full PGA Tour cards for next season. But his third-place finish in New Orleans moved him up 44 spots to No. 148 in the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour.
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