The chairman of LIV Golf and Newcastle United, Yassir Al-Rumayyan, will be teeing it up at a DP World Tour event this week, as the links between the two tours continue to grow.
In June, reports emerged of a shock unification between LIV Golf, the DP World Tour, and the PGA Tour, but it is still unclear what, or when, the next step in this process will be.
The tournament in question is the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which features its famous pro-am - an event that has seen the likes of Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Phelps, among other famous stars, compete over the years.
Rather bizarrely, Al-Rumyyan will be playing in the pro-am under the pseudonym of Andrew Waterman, in what is presumably a move - which will surely backfire - to keep a low profile for the LIV Golf chairman.
LIV Golf Chairman Will Be Making His Way To The DP World Tour
Yasir Al-Rumayyan at St. Andrews this week pic.twitter.com/d8y8CS61AN
— Ryan Ballengee (@RyanBallengee) October 4, 2023
Why play under a fake name when everyone already knows it’s him? Optics? Isn’t this the whole point on display?
— InTheFlesch (@Steve_Flesch) October 4, 2023
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The invitation to Al-Rumayyan was sent by the chairman of Dunhill's parent company, Johann Rupert, who is described as the 'driving force' behind the pro-am event.
His exclusive with The Scotsman is just a further example of the ever-growing sportswashing within the game, with his attempts to justify LIV Golf chairman Al-Rumayyan's participation as a sign of 'unity'.
“Sport is supposed to unite people, not divide. We need to get peace.
“It was suggested to me a while ago that I should extend an invitation to His Excellency, but I only got confirmation last week to say he would be playing. And, if I am asked by anyone what we will discuss, I will be saying it will be support for amateur golf worldwide.
“What is happening in golf just now is not growing the golf. It’s only making the top 100 players a lot wealthier. We have just launched the African Amateur Championship, for example, and we need support to expand the credibility of that.”
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