If a LIV member were to walk away wearing the Green Jacket it would be a major marketing coup for the rebel circuit
Augusta — Southern hospitality will be put to the test at Augusta National this week when golfers from the feuding LIV Golf and PGA Tour come together for the Masters amid an uneasy truce.
While LIV golfers are banned from the PGA Tour, the Masters, like the other Majors, has opened the door to those who qualify. “It doesn’t matter what tour they’re on. For us, at least for myself, it’s going to be business as usual.If a LIV member were to walk away wearing the Green Jacket on Sunday it would be a major marketing coup for the rebel circuit which already claims the reigning British Open champion Australian Cameron Smith as its poster boy.
He did it again last year coming back from a near fatal car crash that nearly cost him his leg, to astonish the sporting world by grinding his way through four rounds. Once again, one of the main storylines will be Rory McIlroy, who for the ninth time comes to Augusta National bidding to complete the career Grand Slam by winning golf's four Major championships.
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