By Selwyn Duke
Golf may be a “good walk spoiled,” as the apocryphal quip goes (so I use a cart), but not when you’re getting $200 million for the stroll. That’s precisely the amount of money golfer Phil Mickelson is reportedly being paid, mind you, to participate in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. A Saudi-backed venture, LIV’s big-oil-money seduction of some of the sport’s marquee names has made golf conversation a good talk spoiled, sparking an intra-game civil war.
Mickelson, 51, is joined on the LIV by former number one players Dustin Johnson, who reportedly landed $125 million; and Greg Norman, who at 67 is commanding $50 million to be the tour’s CEO; along with a number of lesser lights, many in the twilight of their careers.
The PGA (Professional Golfer’s Association) Tour — the world’s premier golf stage — is none too pleased
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