The basic pitch is that while LIV was bankrolled by PIF - to the reported tune of $5 billion - the Saudi involvement also turned off some potential sponsors, golfers, and audiences. Going forward it would succeed or fail on its own merits. If it can get investors to the green.
The upstart, Saudi Arabian-backed LIV was a disrupter designed to become the dominant tour in the sport. It made bold pronouncements while poaching players from the establishment, the United States-based PGA Tour.
This is what I want to do now. Yes, winning the Players would have been brilliant. I won the Scottish Open, which was my main goal in life apart from a major. Now, for me, it is about winning majors. With the way I am playing, the consistency and the level I know I can play at – I don't see why not.
