Easy Saturday, today we're going to talk about.
The golf tournament with the most prize money in the world is almost 10 billion baht
. 255 million dollars throughout the season, multiplied by 38 baht, it falls about 9,690 million baht. Competing only on 8 courses,
causing the US PGA golf tournament manager
to have a monopoly. long
enraged
LIV Golf
has banned pro golfers from participating
in the PGA for life, but there are still many PGA golfers who want to play
LIV Golf
because the prize money is so tempting.
Winning a single event earned $4 million in prize money, more than an entire year's PGA tournament.
Last week, October 7-9, LIV Golf competed in Thailand at Stonehill Course, this week October 14-16, played at Royal Green Golf and Country Club in Jeddah, a famous resort town on the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia created LIV Golf to compete with the PGA.
LIV Golf Invitation Series 2022
, the 6th course at
Stonehill Golf Course
, Chiang Rak Noi, Pathum Thani, is a brand new course of
Khun Sarat Ratanavadi
, CEO of Gulf, the number 1 billionaire in Thailand, ranked by the Banking and Finance Journal.
Spend billions of dollars in investment to build this golf course on an area of 950 rai. It is a golf course that is so neat and beautiful that every golf pro who competes will be heard.
It's the most beautiful course I've ever seen.
Even the sloping grass sloping down the sand and water pits.
They are also raised in such a way that the blades of grass slide into the sand and water pits.
If hitting a golf ball in the hills
The golf ball will surely flow into the sand and water holes.
It's pretty lethal for golfers in particular.
LIV Golf
competes 8 times a year, 8 courses, total prize money of 255 million US dollars, approximately 9,690 million baht, operated by
Liv Golf Investment Company,
with PIF Public Investment Fund.
Saudi Arabia
is a major shareholder with
Greg Norman, a
former world number one golfer, as CEO.
There are 48 golf pros who have been selected to compete throughout the program. There is no cut-off, divided into 12 teams.
Each event has a prize money of 25 million dollars, 950 million baht. The champion receives an individual prize of 4 million baht, 152 million baht, a team prize of 5 million baht, 190 million baht. The latest champion in
LIV Golf Bangkok
is
Eugene Lopez Zagarra
. A 22-year-old young pro golfer from Spain who just turned
Pro at the beginning of the year
Big shape, long shot, sharp iron.
Received prize money for both individual and team champions.
The last field is a competition.
Team Championship
October 28-30 at Trump International Doral Golf Club Blue Monster Course, Miami, Florida, USA. This
Blue Monster Course
I've been to, very brutal. A
lot of water, so it's called
Blue Monster
. The winning team received a prize money of 50 million baht, 1,900 million baht from 12 teams of 48 competitors.
LIV Golf Bangkok 2022 at Stonehill this time, I was invited by Bangkok Bank Sponsored in the program to play Pro-am with Mr. Chanan Sophonpanich, son of Mr. Chatsiri Sophonpanich, President Bangkok Bank Young banker in a good mood Puppet golfed as the host. This promotion only has 48 players participating.
The tournament was divided into 24 teams, each team played with two pros. In the first round, I played with
Cameron Smith,
the 2022 Open Champion and recently won the Liv Golf Chicago. I played with
Mr. Chatchai Piyasombat. Gul
A famous businessman with many affiliated businesses.
Last round played with
Pat Perez. I like
Cameron Smith's
style of play
more than a standard swing. Very tight. Very long. Par 4, 350 yards. Green with water. Hit one on. A friendly golfer. another good
I like Thailand very much
I secretly traveled to Thailand many times, just 29 years old, still playing for a long time.
But what's a bit harsh is Let the Major walk through 18 holes, the course is very long, the pros play 9 holes and change people. Armor continues walking. It is considered a test of strength. I counted more than 18,000 steps from my iPhone, more than 12 kilometers. Surprised that I was able to walk this far without taking a break.
"The wind changes direction"