Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose receive $30m offers from Saudi Super League in threat to Ryder Cup
Exclusive: Several of golf’s biggest names are to be asked to choose between Saudi money and the PGA Tour - and perhaps even the Ryder Cup
4 May 2021 • 4:02pm
Dustin Johnson has won two major championships
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Many of golf’s biggest names including world No 1 Dustin Johnson and England’s Justin Rose have received contracts worth up to $100m to take part in a breakaway ‘World Tour’ that has forced them to choose between Saudi money and the PGA Tour and perhaps even The Masters and Ryder Cup.
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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.”
James Corrigan12:56, May 05 2021
Many of golf’s biggest names including world No 1 Dustin Johnson and England’s Justin Rose have received contracts worth up to US$100 million (NZ$139.6 million) to take part in a breakaway ‘World Tour’ that has forced them to choose between Saudi money and the PGA Tour and perhaps even The Masters and Ryder Cup. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monagan on Tuesday night (Wednesday NZT) warned the would-be rebels that they face an instant suspension and a lifetime ban. The mandatory players meeting here at Quail Hollow fell silent as the audience took in the seismic consequences.